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Dusunen Adam. 2018; 31(3): -


THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SATISFACTION WITH LIFE, ATTACHMENT STYLES AND PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILINECE IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Zahide TEPELİ TEMİZ, Itır TARI CÖMERT.




Abstract

Objective: The main objective of the current research is to investigate the relationship between attachment styles and life satisfaction, and psychological resilience of university students. Another purpose of the present research is to have sight the differentiated life satisfaction scores with regard to resilience level. Methods: The current study is a descriptive research designed as a relational survey method. The sample of the study consisted of 425 university students whose 302 (71.1%) were female and 123 (29.9%) were male students. Convenience sampling model was used in sampling selection. The sample group composed of undergraduate, graduate and PHD students. Data was collected by Experiences in Close Relationships-Revise (ECR-R) for attachment styles, The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SCLS) and The Resilience Scale for Adults. Results: Research findings concerning attachment styles of university students indicated that 49.4% of sample was avoidant and 48.9% of sample was anxious. Individuals taking the score below the median in both anxious and avoidant dimensions of attachments were defined with secure attachment. They constituted 31.7 percent of the sample group. According to research findings, attachment-related anxiety and attachment-related avoidance predicted the total score of satisfaction with life in negative direction. An increase in anxious and avoidant attachment scores was associated with lower levels of life satisfaction. Multiple regression analysis revealed that the anxious and avoidant attachment styles were not important predictors of the resilience scores. In addition, satisfaction with life scores varied according to levels of resilience. Individuals who had high level of resilience were found to have more satisfied with life in contrast with individual who had low level of resilience. Discussion: There are many studies which introduce the influence of attachment styles on subjective well-being. The results showed that secure attachment has an influence on life satisfaction which is one of the elements of subjective well-being and positive development. This study revealed that the adaptive skills to stressful life events and coping with negative situations were associated with satisfaction with life among the university students. Thus, psychotherapeutic interventions based on development of attachment relations and enhancement of resilience may increase the general life satisfaction.

Key words: Attachment styles, life satisfaction, resilience, subjective well-being






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