Attachment anxiety and resilience: The mediating role of coping

In recent research, attachment has been addressed as a core factor that potentially contributes to resilience. However, there is still much to investigate regarding the mechanisms of this relationship. Emotion-focused coping and problem-focused coping strategies may be promising pathways via which a...

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Autores principales:	Ayşe I. Kural, Monika Kovacs
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Attachment Resilience Emotion-focused coping Problem-focused coping Psychology BF1-990
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:c2506b82f2e54776a18a177f2a67a33d2021-11-22T04:16:21ZAttachment anxiety and resilience: The mediating role of coping0001-691810.1016/j.actpsy.2021.103447https://doaj.org/article/c2506b82f2e54776a18a177f2a67a33d2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691821001979https://doaj.org/toc/0001-6918In recent research, attachment has been addressed as a core factor that potentially contributes to resilience. However, there is still much to investigate regarding the mechanisms of this relationship. Emotion-focused coping and problem-focused coping strategies may be promising pathways via which attachment associates with resilience. The present study evaluated the role of attachment insecurity (i.e., attachment anxiety and avoidance) in resilience among a Turkish sample during the COVID-19 pandemic. We hypothesized that individuals with high levels of attachment anxiety would experience lower resilience via emotion-focused coping strategies. On the other hand, we did not have a specific hypothesis for attachment avoidance due to contrasting research findings of previous studies. Participants reported their attachment orientation, resilience, and coping strategies. Attachment anxiety was directly and, through both coping strategies, indirectly linked to resilience however attachment avoidance was only indirectly related to resilience through problem-focused coping. The findings indicate that low levels of attachment anxiety and the ability to use problem-focused coping strategies may be associated with greater resilience. The fostering of attachment security may thus reduce the use of emotion-focused strategies and may promote resilience among individuals with high levels of attachment anxiety. Moreover, our study is one of the first to investigate attachment orientations in relevance with coping and resilience during the ongoing pandemic This research has implications regarding the potentials of introducing psycho-educational trainings for better coping strategies in crisis like COVID-19 pandemic.Ayşe I. KuralMonika KovacsElsevierarticleAttachmentResilienceEmotion-focused copingProblem-focused copingPsychologyBF1-990ENActa Psychologica, Vol 221, Iss , Pp 103447- (2021)
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topic	Attachment Resilience Emotion-focused coping Problem-focused coping Psychology BF1-990
spellingShingle	Attachment Resilience Emotion-focused coping Problem-focused coping Psychology BF1-990 Ayşe I. Kural Monika Kovacs Attachment anxiety and resilience: The mediating role of coping
description	In recent research, attachment has been addressed as a core factor that potentially contributes to resilience. However, there is still much to investigate regarding the mechanisms of this relationship. Emotion-focused coping and problem-focused coping strategies may be promising pathways via which attachment associates with resilience. The present study evaluated the role of attachment insecurity (i.e., attachment anxiety and avoidance) in resilience among a Turkish sample during the COVID-19 pandemic. We hypothesized that individuals with high levels of attachment anxiety would experience lower resilience via emotion-focused coping strategies. On the other hand, we did not have a specific hypothesis for attachment avoidance due to contrasting research findings of previous studies. Participants reported their attachment orientation, resilience, and coping strategies. Attachment anxiety was directly and, through both coping strategies, indirectly linked to resilience however attachment avoidance was only indirectly related to resilience through problem-focused coping. The findings indicate that low levels of attachment anxiety and the ability to use problem-focused coping strategies may be associated with greater resilience. The fostering of attachment security may thus reduce the use of emotion-focused strategies and may promote resilience among individuals with high levels of attachment anxiety. Moreover, our study is one of the first to investigate attachment orientations in relevance with coping and resilience during the ongoing pandemic This research has implications regarding the potentials of introducing psycho-educational trainings for better coping strategies in crisis like COVID-19 pandemic.
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title	Attachment anxiety and resilience: The mediating role of coping
title_short	Attachment anxiety and resilience: The mediating role of coping
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Attachment anxiety and resilience: The mediating role of coping

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