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Investigating the Relationship between Attachment Styles and High-risk Behaviors: The Mediating Role of Spirituality
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Gelavizh Mohammadi   , Sayed Ali Sharififard * , Ruohollah Seddigh , Azam Nikookar , Golnaz Ali-Babaei |
| Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran , sharififard68@gmail.com |
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Abstract: (878 Views) |
Background and Aim: Considering the importance of controlling and reducing high-risk behaviors (social harm) in general and social health, as well as attachment styles in all stages and dimensions of life, a prospective study aimed at investigating the relationship between attachment styles and high-risk behaviors with the mediation role of spirituality.
Methods: The research method was a correlation. The statistical population was all the students of Tehran universities (from bachelor's degree to doctorate), who were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling method with a volume of 420 participants. Measures included: Revised Adult Attachment Scale (AAI-15), Spirituality Questionnaire (SQ-29), and Youth High-risk Behavior Short Scale (YHBSS-14) were used to collect data. Finally, 393 participants were included in the analysis (final sample).
Results: The results showed that the model for explaining attachment styles and high-risk behaviors with the mediating role of spirituality has a good fit. Based on the results, the direct effect of secure attachment style on spirituality and high-risk behaviors is positive and significant (P<0.01). Also, the direct effect of avoidance and anxiety styles on spirituality and high-risk behaviors is negative and significant (P<0.01). The direct effect of spirituality on high-risk behaviors is also negative and significant (P<0.01).
Conclusion: According to the obtained results, it can be stated that increasing spirituality can lead to reducing high-risk behaviors (social harms). Basically, spirituality acts as a buffer for high-risk behaviors, which can ultimately lead to general and social health.
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| Keywords: Attachment Styles, High-risk Behaviors, Social Harms, Spirituality. |
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Type of Study: Original Research |
Subject:
Spiritual Health
Received: 2023/04/8 | Accepted: 2023/06/2 | Published: 2023/06/5
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