Payame Noor University Iranian Journal of Health Psychology 2783-2686 7 3 2024 08 22 Attachment styles and Positive Feelings in Infertile Couples: The Mediating Role of Emotional Information Processing سبک های دلبستگی و احساسات مثبت در زوجین نابارور: نقش میانجی پردازش اطلاعات هیجانی 9 20 11539 10.30473/ijohp.2024.69265.1327 EN Sadaf Kafiabadi Master of Family Counseling, Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, University Of Tehran, Tehran, Iran Mohammadhassan Asayesh Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University Of Tehran, Tehran, Iran Zahra Naghsh Associat Professor, Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran Fahimeh Bahonar Assistant Professor, Department of Counseling, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran. Journal Article 2024 01 17 <strong>Objective:</strong> The present study aimed to investigate the mediating role of emotional information processing in the relationship between attachment styles and positive feelings towards the spouse in infertile couples.<br /><strong>Method:</strong> The method of the present research was a correlational description based on the practical purpose . The statistical population included infertile couples in Tehran, among whom 200 were selected by convenience sampling. The data were collected by the Experiences in Close Relationships (ECR) Scale (Brennan et al., 1998), Positive Feelings toward Spouse Questionnaire (The State University of New York., 1975), and Emotional Processing Scale (Baker et al., 2010) and analyzed by Pearson correlation and structural equation modeling using SPSS25 and AMOS24.<br />The results of structural equation modeling demonstrated that avoidant and anxious attachments had a significant indirect effect, with effect sizes of -0.10 and -0.20, respectively, on positive feelings toward the spouse mediated by emotional information processing (p<0.01).<br /><strong>Conclusion:</strong> The obtained results showed that avoidant attachment has a positive and significant relationship with the components of avoidance and emotional control, and anxious attachment has a positive and significant relationship with the components of suppression, unpleasant emotional experience and unprocessed emotional symptoms.The result highlighted the importance of designing and evaluating interventions based on attachment and improving emotional processing to foster and repair the relationships of infertile couples. Objective: The present study aimed to investigate the mediating role of emotional information processing in the relationship between attachment styles and positive feelings towards the spouse in infertile couples.<br />Method: The method of the present research was a correlational description based on the practical purpose . The statistical population included infertile couples in Tehran, among whom 200 were selected by convenience sampling. The data were collected by the Experiences in Close Relationships (ECR) Scale (Brennan et al., 1998), Positive Feelings toward Spouse Questionnaire (The State University of New York., 1975 ), and Emotional Processing Scale (Baker et al., 2010) and analyzed by Pearson correlation and structural equation modeling using SPSS25 and AMOS24.<br />Results: The results of structural equation modeling demonstrated that avoidant and anxious attachments had a significant indirect effect, with effect sizes of -0.10 and -0.20, respectively, on positive feelings toward the spouse mediated by emotional information processing (p<0.01).<br />Conclusion: The obtained results showed that avoidant attachment has a positive and significant relationship with the components of avoidance and emotional control, and anxious attachment has a positive and significant relationship with the components of suppression, unpleasant emotional experience and unprocessed emotional symptoms.The result highlighted the importance of designing and evaluating interventions based on attachment and improving emotional processing to foster and repair the relationships of infertile couples. https://ijohp.journals.pnu.ac.ir/article_11539_8e0bb02610275c18e4da86f0e837b244.pdf