Cognitive psychology and school learning
hossein zare; Paria Sadaat Meraji Saeed; Fateme fooladi
Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the relationship between attachment styles and empathy with the mediating role of social problem-solving. This research is descriptive and correlational in nature. The statistical population of the present study consists of all the students of Al-Zahra University, from ...
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This study aimed to investigate the relationship between attachment styles and empathy with the mediating role of social problem-solving. This research is descriptive and correlational in nature. The statistical population of the present study consists of all the students of Al-Zahra University, from which 373 students selected using random cluster sampling. To collect data, the Adult Attachment Styles Questionnaire (Collins and Reed, 1990), the Empathy Questionnaire (Davis, 1983) and the Problem-Solving Questionnaire by Cassidy and Long (1996) used. The collected data analyzed using Pearson's correlation test and path analysis based on structural equations, using Amos-24 and SPSS-17 software. The research findings indicated that the relationship between attachment styles and empathy is significant. Also, the mediator role model of social problem-solving had a good fit in the relationship between attachment styles and empathy. Bootstrap results also indicated the impact of attachment styles on empathy through social problem-solving. As a result, it can be said that the variable of social problem-solving has a significant mediating role in the relationship between attachment styles and empathy