Department of Counseling and Personnel Services, University of Maryland, College Park.
Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park.
J Couns Psychol. 2011 Apr;58(2):272-278. doi: 10.1037/a0023041.
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.
研究表明，成人依恋与身心健康之间存在密切关系，但对于这些关系背后的机制知之甚少。本研究探讨了积极心理学文献中的两个概念，即自我同情和重要感，作为潜在的中介因素。本研究使用来自 208 名大学生样本的调查数据，探讨了依恋、自我同情、重要感和功能健康之间的关系。相关分析表明，依恋焦虑和回避与功能健康的心理健康成分密切相关。中介分析表明，重要感和自我同情中介了依恋倾向（即回避和焦虑程度）与心理健康之间的关系。这些发现表明，个体自我宽容和归属感以及对他人重要感的能力是依恋倾向与心理健康相关的途径。
