Personal well-being is a multidimensional concept of great relevance to individuals’ health and adjustment (Ryff, 1989) and it’s directly and indirectly affected by several subjective and environmental factors, among which attachment orientations play a central role (Mikulincer & Shaver, 2007). The aim of this study was to verify the mediating role of personal resilience and mindful awareness in the impact of attachment orientations on personal well-being. In this cross-sectional study, 101 adult participants (59 females; age 19-70 years) completed the following self-report instruments: Experiences in Close Relationships Scale-Revised (ECR-R); Psychological Well-Being (PWB); Acceptance and Action Questionnaire – II (AAQ-II); The Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ); Resilience Scale for Adults (RSA). To verify the direct influence of attachment on personal well-being and the mediating role of resilience and mindful awareness, correlation and multivariate mediational analyses were carried out. The results of the mediational analyses showed a significant negative direct impact of attachment-anxiety and attachment-avoidance on personal well-being, which was fully mediated by resilience, mindful awareness, and acceptance. In other words, attachment insecurities tend to decrease individual levels of resilience and mindful awareness, which in turn lower personal well-being. The present study suggests that developing mindful awareness and resilience abilities, also through mindful awareness and resilience based interventions, might enhance positive functioning and well-being could be improved.
The impact of adult attachment orientations on personal well-being: The mediating role of resilience and mindful awareness
Calvo Vincenzo;
2018
Abstract
Personal well-being is a multidimensional concept of great relevance to individuals’ health and adjustment (Ryff, 1989) and it’s directly and indirectly affected by several subjective and environmental factors, among which attachment orientations play a central role (Mikulincer & Shaver, 2007). The aim of this study was to verify the mediating role of personal resilience and mindful awareness in the impact of attachment orientations on personal well-being. In this cross-sectional study, 101 adult participants (59 females; age 19-70 years) completed the following self-report instruments: Experiences in Close Relationships Scale-Revised (ECR-R); Psychological Well-Being (PWB); Acceptance and Action Questionnaire – II (AAQ-II); The Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ); Resilience Scale for Adults (RSA). To verify the direct influence of attachment on personal well-being and the mediating role of resilience and mindful awareness, correlation and multivariate mediational analyses were carried out. The results of the mediational analyses showed a significant negative direct impact of attachment-anxiety and attachment-avoidance on personal well-being, which was fully mediated by resilience, mindful awareness, and acceptance. In other words, attachment insecurities tend to decrease individual levels of resilience and mindful awareness, which in turn lower personal well-being. The present study suggests that developing mindful awareness and resilience abilities, also through mindful awareness and resilience based interventions, might enhance positive functioning and well-being could be improved.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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