The Relationship between Insecure Attachment Style and Behavior Contagion in Adolescents: The Mediating Effect of Self-Acceptance and Peer Conformity

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 115-139
Author(s):  
Jung-Hwa Lee ◽  
Su-mi Choi ◽  
In-Hwa Yoo
Keyword(s):  
Attachment Style ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Insecure Attachment ◽  
Self Acceptance ◽  
Peer Conformity ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Behavior Contagion

Insecure attachment is associated with paranoia but not hallucinations in psychotic patients: the mediating role of negative self-esteem

2014 ◽  
Vol 45 (7) ◽  
pp. 1495-1507 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Wickham ◽  
K. Sitko ◽  
R. P. Bentall
Keyword(s):  
Attachment Style ◽  
Attachment Styles ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Insecure Attachment ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Attachment Representations ◽  
Co Morbidity ◽  
The Relationship

BackgroundA growing body of research has investigated associations between insecure attachment styles and psychosis. However, despite good theoretical and epidemiological reasons for hypothesising that insecure attachment may be specifically implicated in paranoid delusions, few studies have considered the role it plays in specific symptoms.MethodWe examined the relationship between attachment style, paranoid beliefs and hallucinatory experiences in a sample of 176 people with a diagnosis of schizophrenia spectrum disorders and 113 healthy controls. We also investigated the possible role of negative self-esteem in mediating this association.ResultsInsecure attachment predicted paranoia but not hallucinations after co-morbidity between the symptoms was controlled for. Negative self-esteem partially mediated the association between attachment anxiety and clinical paranoia, and fully mediated the relationship between attachment avoidance and clinical paranoia.ConclusionsIt may be fruitful to explore attachment representations in psychological treatments for paranoid patients. If future research confirms the importance of disrupted attachment as a risk factor for persecutory delusions, consideration might be given to how to protect vulnerable young people, for example those raised in children's homes.

Effect of Charitable Behavior on Life Satisfaction: a Parallel Multivariable Mediation Model

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingjing Song ◽  
Chuanhua Gu ◽  
Bin Zuo
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Positive Affect ◽  
Mediation Analysis ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Mediation Model ◽  
Charitable Behavior ◽  
Self Acceptance ◽  
The Relationship

We aimed to determine how charitable behavior affects life satisfaction through the multiple mediating roles of self-acceptance and positive affect. We recruited 4,048 adults in China who voluntarily completed a survey on the frequency of their charitable behavior, self-acceptance, positive affect, and life satisfaction. Results of a parallel multivariable mediation analysis showed that more frequent charitable behavior was positively associated with greater life satisfaction. Also, self-acceptance and positive affect mediated the relationship between charitable behavior and life satisfaction. Implications for the mediating effect of charitable behavior on life satisfaction are discussed.

scholarly journals The Mediating Effect of Parental Involvement on School Climate and Behavior Problems: School Personnel Perceptions

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sónia Maria Martins Caridade ◽  
Hélder Fernando Pedrosa e Sousa ◽  
Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis
Keyword(s):  
School Climate ◽  
Parental Involvement ◽  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Social Functioning ◽  
School Context ◽  
School Personnel ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Potential Factor ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
The Relationship

As a reflection of the culture and norms of the school community, the school climate (SC) is a potential factor connected to students’ major behavior problems (BP). Parental involvement (PI) is considered as an essential factor for SC, contributing to promote good students’ educational results, as well as better social functioning. The present study aimed to analyze the mediating effect of PI on the relationship between SC and BP, taking into consideration the school personnel perceptions. A total of 329 school personnel (teachers versus no teachers) aged between 29 and 66 (M = 50.78, SD = 7.56), mainly female (79%), were integrated in the sample. Based on the perception of the school personnel, the results indicate moderate level of PI and SC, as well as the existence of different BP in the school context. The mediating effect of PI in the relationship between the SC and BP has been demonstrated. These results suggest that, if the SC and PI are improved, it could be an effective strategy to enhance the social functioning of students in the school context. This study thus contributes to a comprehensive empirical analysis of how PI can improve the relationship between the SC and the BP of Portuguese students.

Linking secure attachment to commitment: trust in supervisors

2016 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 387-402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Selin Metin Camgöz ◽  
Pinar Bayhan Karapinar
Keyword(s):  
Attachment Style ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Model Comparison ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Secure Attachment ◽  
Multiple Mediation ◽  
Cognitive Trust ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between a secure attachment style and affective commitment (AC) through the mediating roles of affective and cognitive trust in a direct supervisor. Design/methodology/approach – The study was conducted using the questionnaire answers of 357 private sector employees in various occupations. The statistical analysis was based on structural equation modeling. A multiple mediation model enabled us to investigate the specific indirect effects of each mediator. Findings – Results based on a model comparison showed that the employees’ affective trust in their supervisor fully mediated the relationship between a secure attachment style and AC. However, cognitive trust had no significant mediating effect on relationships between a secure attachment style and AC. Practical implications – Trust in supervisors should be monitored and supported during developmental interventions. Understanding the power of affective and cognitive trust in predicting attitudes can help shape more effective interventions to influence positive work attitudes, including AC. Originality/value – The study sheds new light on the literature by linking individual attachment to organizational attachment as the mediating role of two forms of trust in a supervisor.

scholarly journals Aspects of Love: The Effect of Mortality Salience and Attachment Style on Romantic Beliefs

2013 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Smith ◽  
Emma Massey
Keyword(s):  
Attachment Style ◽  
Attachment Styles ◽  
Close Relationships ◽  
Mortality Salience ◽  
Insecure Attachment ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
Relationship Assessment ◽  
Cultural World ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Assessment Questionnaire

Two studies are reported which explore romance as a means of terror management for participants with secure and insecure attachment styles. Mikulincer and Florian (2000) have shown that while mortality salience increases the desire for intimacy in securely attached individuals, the insecurely attached use cultural world views rather than close relationships to cope with fear of death. Study 1 used the romantic belief scale to compare the effects of attachment style and mortality salience on the cultural aspects of close relationships and showed that the only the insecurely attached were more romantic following mortality salience. Study 2 replicated this effect and demonstrated that this difference was not simply due to lower self-esteem in the insecurely attached. The additional inclusion of the Relationship assessment questionnaire failed to provide any evidence that the securely attached were affected by the mortality salience manipulation, even on a more interpersonal measure.

Attachment style in adulthood: Attachment style moderates the impact of social support on depressive symptoms

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (10-11) ◽  
pp. 2871-2889
Author(s):  
Alissa Dark-Freudeman ◽  
Richard S. Pond ◽  
Ruthie E. Paschall ◽  
Leanne Greskovich
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Attachment Style ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Insecure Attachment ◽  
Demographic Information ◽  
Anxious Attachment ◽  
System Activation ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Introduction: Research on adult attachment has flourished over the last two decades. Despite this, only one theoretical model has been proposed to outline how the attachment system works in adulthood: the model of attachment system activation and functioning in adulthood proposed by Mikulincer and Shaver. The current study tested one prediction drawn from this model, namely that attachment style would moderate the association between social support and depressive symptoms. Method: The study included a nonclinical sample of 419 adults between the ages of 18 and 84 ( Mage = 39.64 years, SD = 19.61). Participants completed a survey containing measures of attachment, perceived social support, depressive symptoms, and demographic information. Results: A model in which attachment was predicted to moderate the relationship between perceived social support and depressive symptoms was tested. Although both avoidant and anxious attachment were significantly associated with depressive symptoms, the interaction between social support and insecure attachment style differed. Higher levels of social support were significantly associated with lower levels of depressive symptoms among anxiously attached individuals, but not among avoidant individuals. Discussion: The study supports the model proposed by Mikulincer and Shaver. Attachment style acts as a moderator of the association between perceived social support and depressive symptoms. The results further underscore differences between anxiously and avoidantly attached individuals.

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