Attachment Style and Rejection Sensitivity: The Mediating Effect of Self-Esteem and Worry Among Iranian College Students
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Khoshkam, Samira
Bahrami, Fatemeh
Ahmadi, S. Ahmad
Fatehizade, Maryam
Etemadi, Ozra
Abstract / Description
The present study evaluated the relations between anxious attachment styles and rejection sensitivity, and the potential mediating role of self-esteem and worry. A sample of 125 Iranian college students completed surveys assessing rejection sensitivity, attachment style, worry and self-esteem. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) analyses were conducted. Results show that there is a significant positive relationship between anxious attachment styles and rejection sensitivity. The study suggests that a higher score in anxious attachment styles is associated with a higher level of worry and lower level of self-esteem and it is also associated with higher level of rejection sensitivity. Furthermore, there is a positive significant relationship between worry and rejection sensitivity and there is a negative significant relationship between self-esteem and rejection sensitivity. Results indicate that self-esteem and worry mediate the relationship between anxious attachment styles and rejection sensitivity.
Keyword(s)
rejection sensitivity attachment style worry self-esteem college studentsPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2012-08-29
Journal title
Europe's Journal of Psychology
Volume
8
Issue
3
Page numbers
363–374
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
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publishedVersion
Review status
peerReviewed
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Khoshkam, S., Bahrami, F., Ahmadi, S. A., Fatehizade, M., & Etemadi, O. (2012). Attachment Style and Rejection Sensitivity: The Mediating Effect of Self-Esteem and Worry Among Iranian College Students. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 8(3), 363–374. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v8i3.463
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Khoshkam, Samira
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Bahrami, Fatemeh
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Ahmadi, S. Ahmad
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Fatehizade, Maryam
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Etemadi, Ozra
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Date of first publication2012-08-29
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Abstract / DescriptionThe present study evaluated the relations between anxious attachment styles and rejection sensitivity, and the potential mediating role of self-esteem and worry. A sample of 125 Iranian college students completed surveys assessing rejection sensitivity, attachment style, worry and self-esteem. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) analyses were conducted. Results show that there is a significant positive relationship between anxious attachment styles and rejection sensitivity. The study suggests that a higher score in anxious attachment styles is associated with a higher level of worry and lower level of self-esteem and it is also associated with higher level of rejection sensitivity. Furthermore, there is a positive significant relationship between worry and rejection sensitivity and there is a negative significant relationship between self-esteem and rejection sensitivity. Results indicate that self-esteem and worry mediate the relationship between anxious attachment styles and rejection sensitivity.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationKhoshkam, S., Bahrami, F., Ahmadi, S. A., Fatehizade, M., & Etemadi, O. (2012). Attachment Style and Rejection Sensitivity: The Mediating Effect of Self-Esteem and Worry Among Iranian College Students. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 8(3), 363–374. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v8i3.463
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ISSN1841-0413
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1144
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1336
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v8i3.463
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Keyword(s)rejection sensitivityen_US
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Keyword(s)attachment styleen_US
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Keyword(s)worryen_US
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Keyword(s)self-esteemen_US
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Keyword(s)college studentsen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleAttachment Style and Rejection Sensitivity: The Mediating Effect of Self-Esteem and Worry Among Iranian College Studentsen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue3
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Journal titleEurope's Journal of Psychology
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Page numbers363–374
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Volume8
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