The relationship between self-esteem, attachment styles and existential anxiety with fear of marriage; the mediating role of psychological hardiness
Subject Areas : PsychologyAmir Panahali 1 , Somayye Abbasi 2 , Alinaghi Aghdasi 3 , Marziye Alivandi Vafa 4
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2 - PhD student in Counseling, Counseling Department, Islamic Azad University, Research Sciences Branch, Tabriz, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology and Counseling, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
4 - Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology and Counseling, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
Keywords: Self-esteem, attachment styles, psychological hardiness, fear of marriage, students,
Abstract :
Background and Objective: Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of determining the relationship between self-esteem and secure style with fear of marriage in students mediated by psychological hardiness.
Methods: The present study was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population was all male and female students of Islamic Azad University, Sardasht Branch, 670 of whom were selected through purposive sampling. Rosenberg's self-esteem questionnaire , Hazan and Shaver's attachment styles, Ahvaz psychological hardiness, and Richard's fear of marriage were used to collect data. Data analysis was also performed using Spearman's correlation tests and structural equation modeling in SPSS and AMOS version 24 software.
Findings: Self-esteem had an inverse and significant effect on fear of marriage (β=-0.330, P<0.001). Safe style also had a significant and inverse effect on fear of marriage (β=-0.210, P<0.001). Psychological hardiness also had a significant effect on fear of marriage (β=-0.20, P<0.001). The indirect effect of self-esteem on fear of marriage through psychological hardiness was also significant (β=-0.054, P<0.001). At the same time, the indirect effect of safe style on fear of marriage through psychological hardiness was also significant (β=-0.062, P<0.001).
Conclusion: Self-esteem, safe style, and psychological hardiness had a significant inverse effect on fear of marriage, which emphasizes their reducing role in this phenomenon. Specifically, it was found that self-esteem and a secure style reduced fear of marriage not only directly.
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