Predicting Emotion regulation based on psychological hardiness and attachment styles

Document Type : 78

Author

• Marjan Habibolahi

Abstract

Background and Objective: The present study aimed to predict the importance of emotional regulation based on attachment styles and emotional regulation was hardiness. Methods: The study was cross-sectional. The study population included all nursing and midwifery students of Islamic Azad University of Varamin was Rector in the academic year 95-1394. Among them, 280 were selected by simple random sampling. The instrument used in this study, the scale of emotion regulation (Gross & John, 2003), hardiness inventory (Kvbasa, 1976) and Adult Attachment Style Questionnaire (Hazan and Shaver, 1987). To analyze the data, descriptive and inferential statistics were used. Results: The results showed that hardiness and secure attachment had in order 32% and 43% positive and significant correlation with emotional regulation, but ambivalent attachment style and avoidant attachment style had a significant relationship with emotional regulation. In a model of the relationship between psychological hardiness and attachment styles could predict 57 percent of the changes in emotion regulation (01/0> p). Conclusion: Hardiness and secure attachment had an important role in predicting emotional regulation. So to increase emotional regulation can be increased hardiness and secure attachment.

Keywords

• Attachment Styles
• Emotion Regulation
• Nursing and midwifery students
• psychological hardiness

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