Connecting attachment style to resilience: Contributions of self-care and self-efficacy. (1st August 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bender, Ansley; Ingram, Rick
• Is Part Of: Personality and individual differences. Volume 130(2018)
• Page Start: 18
• Page End: 20
• Publication Date: 2018-08-01
• Subjects: Resilience -- Self-care -- Self-efficacy -- Attachment; Personality -- Periodicals; Individuality -- Periodicals; Individuality -- Periodicals; Personality Development -- Periodicals; Personnalité -- Périodiques; Individualité -- Périodiques; 155.205
• DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2018.03.038
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0191-8869

Abstract

Abstract: Research suggests attachment style may contribute to individual differences in resilience, but little is known about the mechanisms of this relationship. Self-care and self-efficacy may be promising pathways by which attachment influences resilience. The current study evaluated the contributions of attachment security, self-efficacy, and self-care to resilience among a sample of undergraduate students. We hypothesized that individuals with a more secure attachment style would experience greater resilience via increased self-efficacy and more frequent practicing of self-care. Participants reported attachment style, resilience, self-efficacy, and self-care. Results partially supported the hypotheses; self-efficacy and self-care partially mediated the relationship between attachment security and resilience. Therefore, to promote resilience, it may be preferable to focus efforts on these more malleable factors. Highlights: Securely attached individuals exhibit greater resilience. This relationship appears to partially mediated by self-efficacy and self-care. These more malleable factors offer a pathway by which one may improve resilience.