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Three-dimensional attachment and psychological vulnerability: Mediation role of mental well-being       
Yazarlar
Doç. Dr. Evren ERZEN
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Özkan Çıkrıkçı
Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Özet
The aim of this research was to investigate the associations between attachment styles, mental well-being and psychological vulnerability. The sample comprised a total of 257 university students including 205 women (79.8%) and 52 men (20.2%). The ages of university students varied from 18 to 34 years [M-age = 21.37, SD = 2.13]. The Process Macro (Model 4) application was used to test the mediation analysis. According to mediation analysis findings, secure attachment style (ab = -.20, SE = .05, 95% CI [-.31, -.09]), anxious-ambivalent attachment style (ab = .08, SE = .02, 95% CI [.04, .13]), and avoidant attachment style (ab = .08, SE = .02, 95% CI [.03, .14]) had significant indirect effects on psychological vulnerability. Additionally, mental well-being had full mediation role in the association between secure attachment style and psychological vulnerability, while mental well-being was determined to have partial mediation role in the associations between anxious-ambivalent and avoidant attachment styles with psychological vulnerability.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Attachment styles, Ainsworth's attachment model, mental well-being, psychological vulnerability, mediation analysis
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı British Journal of Guidance & Counselling
Dergi ISSN 0306-9885
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SSCI
Dergi Grubu Q4
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 07-2023
Doi Numarası 10.1080/03069885.2023.2223752
Makale Linki http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2023.2223752