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Volume 22, Issue 129 (12-2023)
Journal of Psychological Science 2023, 22(129): 287-308 |
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Besharat M A, Farsijani N, Moghadamzadeh A. (2023). Predicting social adjustment based on attachment styles: The mediating role of emotion regulation strategies. Journal of Psychological Science. 22(129), 287-308. doi:10.52547/JPS.22.129.287
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Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran , besharat@ut.ac.ir
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Background: Understanding the relationship between attachment styles and social adjustment, particularly considering the mediating role of emotion regulation strategies, is a critical area of research in developmental psychology. Previous studies have shed light on the significance of attachment styles rooted in early caregiver relationships and their influence on an individual's social functioning and emotional regulation. While existing research has established connections between attachment styles and social adjustment, some gaps warrant further exploration. A deeper investigation is needed to understand the mechanisms through which different attachment styles influence an individual's emotion regulation strategies. This would involve unpacking how secure, ambivalent, and avoidant attachment styles uniquely shape an individual's ability to understand, express, and regulate emotions, particularly in social contexts. Moreover, while some research has examined the direct effects of attachment styles on social adjustment, there is a need to delve deeper into the mediating role of emotion regulation strategies in this relationship. Previous studies have often focused on direct associations, and while this is valuable, a closer examination of how emotion regulation operates as a mediating factor between attachment and social adjustment can offer a more detailed understanding of the intricate interrelationships among these variables.
Aims: The current study aimed to determine the mediating role of cognitive emotion regulation strategies in the relationship between attachment styles and social adjustment.
Methods: The statistical population of the present study included all female students in high school, 337 female high school students were selected by the available sampling method. Participants were asked to complete the Bell Adjustment Scale (Bell, 1934), the Adult Attachment Scale (Besharat, 2005, 2011), and the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Scale (Garnefski & Kraaij, 2006). The path analysis method was used to analyze the data and all steps were performed using spss21 and Amos22 software.
Results: The results of this research showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between secure attachment style and adaptive emotion regulation strategies with social adjustment. Also, the findings of this research showed that there is a negative and significant relationship between ambivalent, avoidant attachment style and maladaptive emotion regulation strategies with social adjustment. The results of the path analysis showed that adaptive and maladaptive emotion regulation strategies play a mediating role in the relationship between attachment styles and social adjustment.
Conclusion: To improve social adjustment, it is necessary to offer a training ground for adaptive emotion regulation strategies in addition to enhancing attachment styles and mother-child bonds.
Aims: The current study aimed to determine the mediating role of cognitive emotion regulation strategies in the relationship between attachment styles and social adjustment.
Methods: The statistical population of the present study included all female students in high school, 337 female high school students were selected by the available sampling method. Participants were asked to complete the Bell Adjustment Scale (Bell, 1934), the Adult Attachment Scale (Besharat, 2005, 2011), and the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Scale (Garnefski & Kraaij, 2006). The path analysis method was used to analyze the data and all steps were performed using spss21 and Amos22 software.
Results: The results of this research showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between secure attachment style and adaptive emotion regulation strategies with social adjustment. Also, the findings of this research showed that there is a negative and significant relationship between ambivalent, avoidant attachment style and maladaptive emotion regulation strategies with social adjustment. The results of the path analysis showed that adaptive and maladaptive emotion regulation strategies play a mediating role in the relationship between attachment styles and social adjustment.
Conclusion: To improve social adjustment, it is necessary to offer a training ground for adaptive emotion regulation strategies in addition to enhancing attachment styles and mother-child bonds.
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Received: 2023/08/6 | Accepted: 2023/11/22 | Published: 2023/11/22
Received: 2023/08/6 | Accepted: 2023/11/22 | Published: 2023/11/22
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