Attachment and Mental and Physical Health: Self-Compassion and Mattering as Mediators

Autor/inn/en	Raque-Bogdan, Trisha L.; Ericson, Sara K.; Jackson, John; Martin, Helena M.; Bryan, Nicole A.
Titel	Attachment and Mental and Physical Health: Self-Compassion and Mattering as Mediators
Quelle	In: Journal of Counseling Psychology, 58 (2011) 2, S.272-278 (7 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-0167
DOI	10.1037/a0023041
Schlagwörter	Altruism; Physical Health; Mental Health; Attachment Behavior; Anxiety; Correlation; Surveys; College Students; Mediation Theory; Psychological Patterns; Self Concept + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Altruistic behavior; Altruismus; Gesundheitszustand; Psychohygiene; Attachment; Bindungsverhalten; Angst; Korrelation; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Collegestudent; Mediationsverfahren; Selbstkonzept
Abstract	Research shows a strong link between adult attachment and mental and physical health, but little is known about the mechanisms that underlie these relationships. The present study examined self-compassion and mattering, two constructs from positive psychology literature, as potential mediators. Using survey data from a sample of 208 college students, relationships among attachment, self-compassion, mattering, and functional health were explored. Correlational analyses indicated that attachment anxiety and avoidance were strongly related to the mental health component of functional health. Mediation analyses indicated that mattering and self-compassion mediated the relationships between attachment orientation (i.e., levels of avoidance and anxiety) and mental health. These findings suggest that individuals' abilities to be kind toward themselves and their sense of belonging and being important to others are pathways through which attachment orientation relates to mental health. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10