Attachment styles and coping with stress

Subject Areas : روان درمانگری

M. Ali Besharat ¹ (PhD Tehran University)
Behzad Shalchi ² (M. A. in Psychology)

Received: 2015-06-06 Accepted : 2015-06-06 Published : 2007-03-21

Keywords: attachment styles, Stress, Attachment theory, coping styles,

Abstract :

We examined the relationship between attachment styles (secure, avoidant, and ambivalent) and three strategies of coping with stress (problem-focused, positive emotion-focused, and negative emotion-focused).
              zan     !) and the Tehran Coping Styles Scale   "  #$ % &' %  (  )   *    $    + The results revealed a statistically reliable relationship between attachment styles and coping strategies. Secure attachment style was positively correlated with problemfocused and positive emotion-focused coping styles, and negatively associated with negative emotion-focused coping style. Avoidant attachment style was positively correlated with problem-focused and negative emotion-focused coping styles. Ambivalent attachment style was positively correlated with positive emotion-focused coping style. We concluded that coping strategies are influenced by attachment styles. Key
words: AttachmenTS.