Fundamentals of Mental Health

Fundamentals of Mental Health

Assessment of proportion of attachment styles in prediction of college students’ happiness

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Zahra Moghannizadeh 1
Elaheh Houshmand 2
Jafar Talebian Sharif 3
1 MA. in clinical psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
2 Ph.D. in health services management, Faculty member of Health and Management Department, Faculty of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
3 Ph.D. in psychology, Member of Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
10.22038/jfmh.2016.8239
Abstract
Introduction: According to the focus of positive psychology as a new approach in perception of mental wellbeing and prediction of effective factors, the present study aimed to assessment of proportion of attachment styles in prediction of college students’ happiness.
 Materials and Methods: The statistical community of this correlative study concluded all of female students of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad in academic year of 2013-2014. Number of 357 participants according to Morgan formula selected via randomized method. They fulfilled the questionnaires of happiness and attachment styles. Data analyzed by descriptive statistics, Pearson coefficient and regression analysis.
 Results: The findings indicated that there was positive and significant relation between happiness and safe attachment style (P=0.001 and r=0.44) on the other hand there were negative and significant relations between happiness and avoidance and ambivalent attachment styles (P=0.01, r= -0.25 and P=0.05, r= -0.19 respectively). Also among 3 attachment styles, only safe attachment style can predict students happiness (P=0.001 and Beta=0.36) so one score increase in score of safe attachment style can predict 0.36 increase of happiness score.
 Conclusion: According to the importance of happiness and the role of safe attachment style in prediction of happiness, safe and deep parent-child emotional relationship in childhood is recommended.
Keywords
Attachment style
Happiness
Positive psychology
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Fundamentals of Mental Health
Volume 19, Issue 1
January and February 2017
Pages 60-65