Document Type : research
Authors
1 Master of Family Counseling, Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, University Of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Tehran University
3 PhD of Counseling, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
4 Associat Professor, Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
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.
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.
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).
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.
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Article Title [Persian]
سبک های دلبستگی و احساسات مثبت در زوجین نابارور: نقش میانجی پردازش اطلاعات هیجانی
Authors [Persian]
- صدف کافی.آبادی 1
- محمدحسن آسایش 2
- فهیمه باهنر 3
- زهرا نقش 4
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2 Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Tehran University
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Abstract [Persian]
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.
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.
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).
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.
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