Give yourself a break: Self-compassion mediates insecure attachment and divorce maladjustment among Iranian women

Author:

Davarinejad Omran1,Ghasemi Azin2,Hall Scott S.3ORCID,Meyers Lawrence S.4,Shirzadifar Mehdi1,Shirzadi Maryam1,Mehrabani Arash Rahro5,Rostami Tahereh Ramezanzadeh6,Shahi Hassan17ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Clinical Research Development Center, Imam Khomeini and Mohammad Kermanshahi and Farabi Hospitals, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

2. Department of Psychology, Tehran Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

3. Department of Early Childhood, Youth, and Family Studies, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, USA

4. Psychology Department, College of Social Sciences & Interdisciplinary Studies, California State University, Sacramento, CA, USA

5. Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

6. Department of Psychology, Kermanshah Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah, Iran

7. Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran

Abstract

Research suggests that multiple psychological factors are associated with divorce adjustment (DA). However, the mechanisms by which these factors affect DA lack clarity. Accordingly, this study examined associations between attachment styles and divorce adjustment with self-compassion as a potential mediator. Cultural context of DA is considered. A total of 304 Iranian divorced women completed a series of self-rating questionnaires covering levels of adult attachment styles, self-compassion components, and indicators of divorce adjustment. Higher scores of attachment security and lower levels of attachment anxiety and avoidance were associated with higher levels of divorce adjustment and self-compassion, and higher levels of self-compassion were associated with better DA. Through Confirmatory Factor Analyses and Structural Equation Modeling, the trimmed model showed that self-compassion partially mediated attachment anxiety and fully mediated attachment avoidance as predictors of poorer divorce adjustment (or greater maladjustment, based on feelings of self-worth, grief, and self-anger subscales of DA). Self-compassion appears to be a key factor in how Iranian women adjusted to divorce, particularly those women with insecure adult attachment styles. Cultivating self-compassion could be an effective way to help counter negative attachment patterns. The role of Iranian cultural characteristics in perceptions and stress related to marriage and post-divorce adjustment is discussed.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Sociology and Political Science,Developmental and Educational Psychology,Communication,Social Psychology

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