Differences in the psychological well-being of students with regard to the attachment style with mother and father

Opći cilj ovog rada bio je ispitati razlike u psihološkoj dobrobiti mladića i djevojaka s obzirom na stil privrženosti majci i ocu. Dodatno, ispitale su se razlike između djevojaka i mladića u psihološkoj dobrobiti i zastupljenosti različitih stilova privrženosti majci i ocu. Pretpostavilo se kako će majci i ocu sigurno privrženi mladići i djevojke imati višu psihološku dobrobit u odnosu na majci i ocu nesigurno privržene mladiće i djevojke. Uz to, očekivala se veća zastupljenost sigurnog stila privrženosti majci i ocu u odnosu na nesigurne stilove privrženosti majci i ocu. U istraživanju je sudjelovalo 444 studenta (56,8% djevojaka). Za mjerenje stilova privrženosti majci i ocu korišten je Modificirani Brennanov Inventar iskustava u bliskim vezama (Kamenov i Jelić, 2003), a za mjerenje psihološke dobrobiti korištena je Skala psihološke dobrobiti (Ryff, 1989; Ryff i Keyes, 1995). Podatci su prikupljeni on-line putem. Provedene analize ukazuju na razlike u psihološkoj dobrobiti studenata s obzirom na stil privrženosti majci i ocu, pri čemu djevojke i mladići koji su majci i ocu sigurno privrženi izvještavaju o većoj psihološkoj dobrobiti u odnosu na majci i ocu nesigurno privržene djevojke i mladiće. Dobiveno je kako se djevojke i mladići ne razlikuju u psihološkoj dobrobiti. Također, nisu pronađene razlike u zastupljenosti različitih stilova privrženosti majci i ocu kod djevojaka i mladića, no utvrđeno je kako su studenti značajno više izvještavali o sigurnom nego o nesigurnim stilovima privrženosti majci i ocu.The goal of this research was to examine the differences in psychological well-being between male and female students with regard to the attachment styles to the mother and father. In addition, gender differences in the psychological well-being of students and differences in the prevalence of different attachment styles to mother and father were examined. It was expected that male and female students who have a secure attachment style to mother and father would report higher levels of psychological well-being than insecurely attached students. It was expected that most students would have a secure attachment style compared to insecure attachment styles to both parents. The sample comprised 444 Croatian college students (56,8% girls). The measures used for attachment style to parents were the Modified version of Brennan's Experiences in Close Relationships Inventory (Kamenov and Jelić, 2003), separately for ratings of attachment to mother and attachment to father, and for psychological well-being the Scales of Psychological Well-Being (SPWB - Ryff, 1989; Ryff and Keyes, 1995) was used. The data was collected online. The statistical analyses showed a significant difference in psychological well-being with regard to attachment styles to mother and father. Students who have a secure attachment style to mother and father reported higher levels of psychological well-being compared to those who were insecurely attached to both parents. There was no significant difference between male and female students in psychological well-being. Gender differences in the prevalence of attachment styles to both parents were not found, but the results show that more students have a secure attachment style with both parents than insecure attachment styles