Predicting Social Adjustment and Social Desirability Based on Attachment Styles among Female 10-12 year-old Elementary Students in Tehran

Subject Areas : Educational

elham ghorbanian ¹ , hadi mohammdlo ² , mehdi khanbani ³ , mojtaba yousefi kia ⁴

1 - کارشناسی ارشد مشاوره، دانشگاه شهید بهشتی، تهران، ایران
2 - کارشناسی ارشد مشاوره، دانشگاه شهید بهشتی، تهران، ایران
3 - عضو هیأت علمی گروه روان‌شناسی، دانشگاه شهید بهشتی، تهران، ایران
4 - کارشناسی ارشد مشاوره، دانشگاه شهید بهشتی، تهران، ایران

Received: 2017-10-17 Accepted : 2017-10-17 Published : 2016-05-21

Keywords: social adjustment, elementary school, attachment styles, female students, social desirability,

Abstract :

This study aimed at predicting social adjustment and social desirability based on attachment styles among 10-12 year-old elementary students. The research design was correlational. The population included all 10-12 year-old elementary school female students in Tehran in 1393. In so doing, 205 students were selected through multi-stage random cluster sampling. The instruments were Attachment Scale in Middle Childhood Questionnaire (Ronaghi & et al, 1392), Matson Evaluation of Social Skills (1983) and Social Acceptance Test (Ford & Robin, 1970) in children. Data were analyzed by simultaneous regression analysis. The results showed that attachment styles could predict social adjustment and social desirability of students significantly (P˂0.05), (P˂0.001).

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