The Relationship between Attachment Styles and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: The Moderating Role of Gender

Subject Areas : general Psychology

Toktam Emanali Khani ¹ , Bahareh Zarei ² , Sana Mehdizadeh ³ , Yasaman Alipour ^{4 *}

1 - Master's student in Clinical Psychology, Department of Clinical Psychology, Economics and Management Building, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz Branch, Shiraz, Iran. [e-mail]
2 - - Master's student in clinical psychology, Department of Clinical Psychology, Economics and Management Building, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz Branch, Shiraz, Iran. [e-mail]
3 - - Master's student in General Psychology, Department of Psychology, Economics and Management Building, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz Branch, Shiraz, Iran. [e-mail]
4 - - (Corresponding author), Master's student in Clinical Psychology, Department of Clinical Psychology, Economics and Management Building, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz Branch, Shiraz, Iran. [e-mail], Tel: [phone]

Received: 2024-04-27 Accepted : 2024-06-01 Published : 2024-12-21

Keywords: attachment styles, conflict resolution styles, practical obsession, young couples,

Abstract :

Abstract Introduction: Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a common and chronic disorder that starts in order to neutralize some thoughts, thoughts that enter the person's mind that are obsessive and the person cannot control them. With the intensity of these behaviors or mental actions, a person reaches a state where he can no longer prevent them. Methods: The current research is a correlational descriptive study according to the practical purpose and according to the method of data collection. The statistical population of the present study is made up of all young couples of Kerman city, whose marriage has been at most ten years old. The target sample consists of 240 people who were selected in a purposeful way. In order to collect the data of this research, three tools were used: 1) Collins and Reid attachment style questionnaire, 2) Maudsley practical obsession questionnaire and 3) Rahim couple conflict resolution style questionnaire. Cronbach's alpha was used to check the reliability of these questionnaires and construct validity was used to check their validity. In order to experiment and analyze the data in this research, the structural equation modeling method has been used. Results: Data analysis results indicated that the gender moderator role in the influence of obsessive-compulsive symptoms on attachment styles in couples was not confirmed. Additionally, obsessive-compulsive symptoms significantly and negatively predicted attachment styles. Thus, an increase in obsessive-compulsive symptoms predicts a decrease in attachment in couples. Conclusion: Considering the obtained results, it seems that employing problem-solving styles and dependent attachment styles can play a significant role in reducing obsessive-compulsive symptoms in young couples. © 2020 The Author(s). This work is published by family and health as an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted, provided the original work is properly cited.

© 2020 The Author(s). This work is published by family and health as an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted, provided the original work is properly cited.

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