The mediating role of forgiveness in the relationship between attachment styles and marital conflict resolution styles

The purpose of the present study was the investigation of the mediating role of forgiveness in the relationship between attachment styles and marital conflict resolution styles. Population of this study included the married women visiting cultural centers and neighborhood centers of Tehran, and the sample of this study included 240 married women visiting these centers. The data of the study were collected through demographic questionnaire, organizational conflict scale, Adult attachment questionnaire, and Forgiveness scale. The results of correlation showed there is a negative significant correlation between avoidance attachment style and conflict resolution integration style. Avoidance attachment style had a moderate correlation with conflict resolution avoidance style and a positive significant correlation with conflict resolution dominant style. There was a positive significant correlation between safe attachment style and conflict resolution integration style. There is a positive significant correlation between ambivalent attachment style and conflict resolution avoidance style. There was a negative significant correlation between forgiveness and conflict resolution dominant style. There was a positive significant relationship between forgiveness and conflict resolution compromise style. According to the results, forgiveness can be considered a mediating factor between attachment styles and marital conflict resolution style

Keywords:

Attachment styles , Conflict resolution styles , Forgiveness