Attachment anxiety in mentoring: the role of commitment

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the mediating role of commitment in the relationship between protégés’ anxious attachment styles and feedback behaviors of both mentors and protégés. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected from 100 academic protégé-mentor dyads, and reports from both members of the mentoring relationships were used to test hypotheses. Findings – The results suggested that protégé perceptions of mentor commitment and self-reported protégé commitment mediated the relationships between protégé anxious attachment style and protégé feedback seeking and feedback acceptance. Additionally, mentor perceptions of protégé commitment played an important role, mediating the relationships between protégé anxious attachment and quality and quantity of mentor feedback. Research limitations/implications – Taken together, the results reveal the important role of perceptions of partner commitment in high-quality mentoring behaviors. Originality/value – This study was among the first to examine feedback and commitment in academic mentoring relationships, particularly taking into account commitment of each member of the dyad as well as their perceptions of the other person’s commitment.

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Attachment and Personality Disorders Among Child Molesters: The Role of Trust

Sexual Abuse ◽

10.1177/1079063217720928 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 31 (1) ◽

pp. 97-124 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Carlo Garofalo ◽

Stefan Bogaerts

Keyword(s):

Personality Disorders ◽

Attachment Styles ◽

Child Molesters ◽

Attachment Anxiety ◽

Control Group ◽

Marginal Contribution ◽

Obsessive Compulsive ◽

Anxious Attachment ◽

Mediating Role

The present study investigated multivariate associations between attachment styles and personality disorders (PDs)—and the mediating role of trust—in a sample of child molesters ( n = 84) and a matched control group from the general community ( n = 80). Among child molesters, canonical correlation analysis revealed that two variates resembling avoidant and anxious attachment dimensions were associated with PD traits. Attachment avoidance was related to schizoid, schizotypal, and avoidant PDs, with a marginal contribution of antisocial PD. Attachment anxiety was related to borderline and histrionic PDs, with a marginal contribution of obsessive-compulsive PD. Paranoid and dependent PDs contributed to both variates. In the control group, a more general association between attachment insecurity and PDs emerged. Finally, mistrust significantly explained the associations between attachment and PDs in both samples. Future studies should examine whether treatment for PDs in child molesters could benefit from a focus on attachment and trust.

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The role of intelligence in the relationship between attachment styles and cognitive schemas in psychotherapists

10.47040/sd0000074 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 90-101

Author(s):

Virginia Corduneanu

Keyword(s):

Attachment Style ◽

Personal Development ◽

Attachment Styles ◽

Short Form ◽

Cognitive Schemas ◽

Anxious Attachment ◽

Psychoeducational Programs ◽

Attachment Style Questionnaire ◽

The Relationship

The present study aims to analyze the relationships between attachment styles (avoidant and anxious) and cognitive schemas and also the role of intelligence in this relationship. The participants of the study were 62 psychologists or future psychologists aged between 23 and 51 years, M = 34.38, SD = 7.18. Of these, 12 were psychology students, 54 were autonomous psychologists, and two were experimented psychologists. Four of the participants were men, and 68 were women. As for marital status, 23 were unmarried, 19 were in a relationship, and 30 were married. The instruments used were The Attachment Style Questionnaire, ASQ (α = .94), Young Cognitive Schema Questionnaire - Short Form, YSQ-S3 (α = .98), and Analogical Transfer Test (CAS++) for the measurement of intelligence. The results showed that avoidant and anxious attachment styles are positively associated with the development of maladaptive cognitive schemas in all the five domains. Intelligence does not moderate the relationship between attachment styles and cognitive schemas. In the personal development of psychologists and psychotherapists, it is necessary to augment maladaptive cognitive schemas through specific psychoeducational programs. Further studies are needed to identify other factors that may be involved in the development of cognitive schemas.

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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ATTACHMENT AND ADJUSTMENT WITH CHRONIC PAIN; WITH STUDY THE MODERATOR ROLE OF RESILIENCY

International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH ◽

10.29121/granthaalayah.v4.i8.2016.2563 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 4 (8) ◽

pp. 52-61

Author(s):

SakinehJulaieha ◽

MahnazAliakbari Dehkordi ◽

Farhad Shagaghi ◽

Afsaneh Lak ◽

Marziehkakanejadifard

Keyword(s):

Chronic Pain ◽

Attachment Style ◽

Attachment Styles ◽

Depression Anxiety Stress Scale ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Disability Questionnaire ◽

Moderator Role ◽

The Impact ◽

The Relationship

The present study investigated the relationship between attachment style with adjustment and resiliency in chronic pain patients and probable mediating role of resiliency between attachment and adjustment. Adult Attachment Inventory; Depression‚ Anxiety‚ Stress Scale (DASS_21) Resiliency Scale (CS_RISC) and Roland–Morris Disability Questionnaire (RDQ). Data were analyzed using parson’s correlation and regression. Results revealed that avoidant and ambivalent attachment styles negatively correlated with adjustment (positively correlated with depression, anxiety and stress) and positively with resiliency. Secure attachment wasn’t correlated with none of them. Resiliency didn’t mediate the impact of attachment style on adjustment. These findings suggest that insecure attachment style is a vulnerability factor for adjustment with chronic pain and predicts lower resiliency in these patients. Briefly present the conclusions and importance of the results. Concisely summarize the study’s implications. Please do not include any citations in the abstract.

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The Mediating Role of Marital Intimacy in the Relationship between Attachment Style and Couples' Attitude Towards Infidelity

Journal of Counseling Research ◽

10.18502/qjcr.v20i77.6144 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Ensieh Bakhtiari ◽

Saeideh Sadat Hosseini ◽

Mokhtar Arefi ◽

Karim Afsharinia

Keyword(s):

Attachment Style ◽

Attachment Styles ◽

Correlation Coefficients ◽

Statistical Population ◽

Marital Intimacy ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Child Education ◽

Attachment Style Questionnaire ◽

The Relationship

Aim: Intimacy among couples is an important factor in sustainable marriages. If couples' intimacy fades, it will affect their tendency toward extramarital relations. Individuals' style of attachment form during childhood and exert a notable influence on the formation of their marital intimacy during adulthood. Therefore, the goal of the present research was to study the mediating role of marital intimacy in relation between attachment styles and attitude. Methods: This research is a descriptive-analytic study of correlational type. The statistical population is comprised of all married men and women of Tehran in the Iranian year of 1396. The study's sample was chosen from the population using the convenient sampling method. Data collection tools included Mark Whatley (2006) Q Attitude Toward Transnational Relationships Questionnaire, Collins & Read (1990) Attachment Style Questionnaire, and Thompson and Walker (2002) Marital Intimacy Questionnaire. The total population size of the sample was 650 couples, consisting of 357 women and 293 men. Data analysis was done using the path analysis method and the AMOS statistical software from SPSS company. Results: Analyzing the correlation coefficients and their standardized values, in addition to the related t-test values, indicated that the direct effect of the anxiety-driven attachment style on marital intimacy is meaningful (P≤0/05). Furthermore, the indirect effect of marital intimacy on tendency toward infidelity is meaningful (P≤0/05). Conclusion: Since marriage and choosing a partner is one of the most important decisions in life, considering the predicting role of unsafe attachment style and the role of marital intimacy in individuals' tendency toward infidelity, the necessity of analyzing these two variables as it applies to premarital counseling and parental training about child education and attachment styles, must be emphasized.

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Mediating Role of Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies on the Relationship Between Attachment Styles and Alexithymia

Europe’s Journal of Psychology ◽

10.5964/ejop.v10i2.671 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 352-362 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Mohammad Ali Besharat ◽

Vahideh Shahidi

Keyword(s):

Emotion Regulation ◽

Attachment Style ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Attachment Styles ◽

Emotion Regulation Strategies ◽

Cognitive Emotion Regulation ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Regulation Strategies ◽

The Relationship

The main objective of the present study was to investigate the mediating role of cognitive emotion regulation strategies on the relationship between attachment styles and alexithymia. Five hundred and thirty six undergraduate students (282 girls, 254 boys) from public universities in Tehran participated in this study. Participants were asked to complete the Adult Attachment Inventory (AAI), the Farsi version of the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (FTAS-20), and Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ). The results illustrated a significant negative correlation between secure attachment style and alexithymia. Moreover, the results revealed a significant positive correlation between avoidant and ambivalent attachment styles with alexithymia. Regression analysis showed that both adaptive and maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies, have a mediating role on the relationship between attachment styles and alexithymia. Secure and insecure attachment styles predicted changes in alexithymia through adaptive and maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies in opposite directions. Based on these findings, it can be concluded that the mediating role of cognitive emotion regulation strategies on the relationship between attachment styles and alexithymia is partial.

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The mediating role of gratitude in the relationship between attachment styles and psychological well-being

Australasian Psychiatry ◽

10.1177/1039856220930672 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 28 (4) ◽

pp. 426-430

Author(s):

Bahador Nourialeagha ◽

Bita Ajilchi ◽

Steve Kisely

Keyword(s):

Attachment Style ◽

Attachment Styles ◽

Negative Relationship ◽

Well Being ◽

Cluster Sampling ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

Mediating Role ◽

The Relationship ◽

Academic Year

Objective: To determine the mediating role of gratitude in the relationship between attachment styles and psychological well-being in students. Method: We selected 200 students using randomised cluster sampling in the academic year 2016–2017. They completed the attachment style, psychological well-being and gratitude questionnaires. Results: On path analysis, secure attachment style had a positive relationship with both gratitude and psychological well-being. Conversely, anxiety-avoidance styles had a negative relationship with both outcomes. Conclusions: Gratitude plays a mediating role attachment and psychological well-being. These results may have implications for the development of interventions to improve mental well-being with a focus on enhancing gratitude.

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The role of intelligence in the relationship between attachment styles and cognitive schemas in psychotherapists

10.47040/sd/sdpsych.v10i2.96 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 90-101

Author(s):

Virginia Corduneanu

Keyword(s):

Attachment Style ◽

Personal Development ◽

Attachment Styles ◽

Short Form ◽

Cognitive Schemas ◽

Anxious Attachment ◽

Psychoeducational Programs ◽

Attachment Style Questionnaire ◽

The Relationship

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The Relationship Between Attachment Style and Social Network Addiction with the Mediating Role of Personality Traits

international journal high risk behaviors & addiction ◽

10.5812/ijhrba.101501 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Maisam Shafiee ◽

Ahmad Ashouri ◽

Mahmood Dehghani

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Social Network ◽

Personality Traits ◽

Attachment Style ◽

Attachment Styles ◽

Structural Model ◽

Sample Population ◽

Mediating Role ◽

The Relationship

Background: Social network sites (SNS) addiction has recently been a major concern and a common problem worldwide that makes it essential to examine the specifications of users and identify antecedents of it. Objectives: This study aimed at examining the relationship between attachment style and social media addiction with the mediating role of personality traits. Patients and Methods: In this research, the sample population was comprised of all of the students of universities in Tehran, Iran, during the academic year of 2018 - 2019. The participants (n = 241) were selected from universities in Tehran using the conventional method. The data were collected using measure of attachment qualities (MAQ), Social Media Disorder scale (SMDS), and Cloninger’s Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI), and then the data were analyzed using the chi-square, correlation coefficient, and structural modeling tests by SPSS and LISREL software. Results: The results showed there is a significant relationship between the worry-ambivalent (r = 0.308, P < 0.05) and the disorganize-ambivalent (r = 0.322, P < 0.05) (attachment styles) and the SNS addiction. Moreover, the structural model showed that among attachment styles, the ambivalence-disorganize attachment could mediate the social network addiction based on the character dimension of self-directedness (CFI: 0.94, NFI: 0.92, RMSEA: 0.09). Conclusions: The character dimension of self-directedness can reduce the adverse effects of insecure attachment and thus reduce the risk of addiction to SNS.

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The role of cognitive schemas in the relationship between attachment style and emotional intelligence

10.47040/sd/sdpsych.v12i1.123 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 54-69

Author(s):

Elena Morena Scarlat

Keyword(s):

Emotional Intelligence ◽

Attachment Style ◽

Attachment Styles ◽

Cognitive Schemas ◽

Secure Attachment ◽

Anxious Attachment ◽

Avoidant Attachment ◽

The Individual ◽

The Relationship

The current study focuses on the idea that the relationship between attachment styles and emotional intelligence can be influenced by cognitive schemas. It is well known that the first interaction between the child and his mother lays the foundations of attachment. The extent to which it develops guides the individual throughout his life making him responsible for his own actions and decisions. In this way studying the three variables becomes the main objective of the study. The data were collected on an online form, using the snowball method by which subjects were able to share the questionnaire to acquaintances to gather a larger number of people. The study was attended by 281 people aged between 18 to 40 years, M = 21.98, SD = 4.10, of which, 52 were males (18.50%) and 229 females (81.50%), 134 were single (47.69%) and 147 were in a relationship (52.31%), 48 people come from single-parent families (17.08%) and 233 come from two-parent families (82.92%). The results were as expected, secure attachment constitutes a significant positive predictor of emotional intelligence while the anxious attachment was a significant negative predictor of emotional intelligence. The results also showed that avoidant attachment would be a significant positive predictor of emotional intelligence. Following the results it was observed that there is a mediation between cognitive schema and the relationship between attachment styles and emotional intelligence. The secure attachment style was significantly negatively associated with all three types of schemas as expected.

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Role of burnout on job level, job satisfaction, and task performance

Leadership & Organization Development Journal ◽

10.1108/lodj-11-2015-0249 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 38 (5) ◽

pp. 630-645 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Won Ho Kim ◽

Young-An Ra ◽

Jong Gyu Park ◽

Bora Kwon

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Task Performance ◽

Organizational Context ◽

Content Type ◽

Job Level ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Final Sample ◽

The Relationship ◽

And Task

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the mediating role of burnout (i.e. exhaustion, cynicism, professional inefficacy) in the relationship between job level and job satisfaction as well as between job level and task performance. Design/methodology/approach The final sample included 342 Korean workers from selected companies. The authors employed the Hayes (2013) PROCESS tool for analyzing the data. Findings The results showed that all three subscales of burnout (i.e. exhaustion, cynicism, professional inefficacy) mediate the relationship between job level and job satisfaction. However, only two mediators (i.e. cynicism, professional inefficacy) indicated the mediating effects on the association between job level and task performance. Originality/value This research presented the role of burnout on the relationships between job level, job satisfaction, and task performance especially in South Korean organizational context. In addition to role of burnout, findings should prove helpful in improving job satisfaction and task performance. The authors provide implications and limitations of the findings.

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