Casual Modeling of Resilience based on Basic Psychological Needs with the Mediating Role of Attachment Styles in Students from Single-parent Families

Objective: This research was conducted with the aim of causal modeling of resilience based on basic psychological needs with the mediation of attachment styles in students from single-parent families.Methods:  The current research was carried out through the descriptive-correlation method (path analysis). The statistical population included all students studying in Mohaghegh Ardabili University in the first half of the ۲۰۱۸-۲۰۱۹ academic year. Among them, ۱۷۰ people were selected using the available sampling method and answered the Basic Psychological Needs questionnaire of Ryan et al. (۲۰۰۰), Hazen et al.'s Attachment Styles (۱۹۸۷), and Connor et al.'s Resilience (۲۰۰۳). The obtained data were analyzed using structural equation modeling by smart pls۳ software.Results: The results showed that basic psychological needs had a direct and significant effect on resilience, and the indirect effect of basic psychological needs through the mediation of attachment styles was confirmed. The results of regression analysis showed that the predictive variables predicted about ۳۰ % of the resilience variation.Conclusion: It is suggested that experts in the field of mental health use the findings of the present study in the framework of their educational and intervention programs, especially in working with children of single-parent families.

Keywords:

Basic psychological needs , Attachment styles , Resilience , single-parent families