A Structural Model for Predicting Physical Health Based on Attachment Styles: The Mediating Role of Psychological Well-Being
نویسندگان
1 Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology & Educational Sciences, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran.
2 Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology & Educational Sciences, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran.
doi
10.22037/ijabs.v11i4.46683چکیده
Background and Aim: Attachment styles directly and through other psychological factors play an important role in physical health and illness. Therefore, the current research was conducted with the aim of fitting the model of attachment styles on physical health with the mediating of psychological well-being. Materials and Methods: In a cross-sectional descriptive study, among all medical students in Gilan and Qazvin provinces during May 2022 to February 2023 who completed their internship during the Corona epidemic and subsequent strains, 550 students were selected by convenience sampling. The participants completed the Adult Attachment Questionnaire, Psychological Well-Being Scale and Physical Health Scale. In the descriptive data analysis, mean, standard deviation and correlation and statistical assumptions of the tests were used with SPSS software, and for hypothesis testing with structural equation modeling, Liesrel software was used with a significance level of P<0.05. Results: The findings showed that attachment styles have a direct and significant relationship with physical health, and psychological well-being mediates the relationship between attachment styles and physical health (P<0.001). The model has a good fit (P<0.05). Conclusion: Attachment styles predict physical health and psychological well-being acts as a mediator in the relationship between attachment styles and physical health. These results contain practical themes in formulating appropriate interventions to promote physical health and prevent diseases based on attachment styles and psychological well-being.