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The vulnerable attachment style as a predictor of depression and stress: The mediating role of emotion regulation and coping strategies

Depresyon ve stresin yordayıcısı olarak kırılgan bağlanma stili: Duygu düzenleme ve baş etme stratejilerinin aracı rolü

Tuğba Koçak Özel(NEVŞEHİR HACI BEKTAŞ VELİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0003-4694-160X
Özden Yalçınkaya Alkar(ANKARA YILDIRIM BEYAZIT ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-8484-9199
Pages
154–167
Publication Date
2026-01-04
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Results indicated that both ambivalent and anxious-dependent attachment styles increased the symptoms of depression and stress.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The study aimed to examine the role of emotion regulation and coping strategies on the relationship between vulnerable attachment, depression and stress.
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Key Findings & Data:A total of 282 university students participated in the study through convenience sampling method.
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The study aimed to examine the role of emotion regulation and coping strategies on the relationship between vulnerable attachment, depression and stress. A total of 282 university students participated in the study through convenience sampling method. The data were collected via self-report using Vulnerable Attachment Style Questionnaire, Experiences in Close Relationships Inventory-II, Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, Ways of Coping Inventory, Perceived Stress Questionnaire, Beck Depression Inventory. The Vulnerable Attachment Style Questionnaire was adapted to Turkish culture for the first time within the scope of this study. Subsequently, the mediating role of emotion regulation and coping strategies in the relationship between vulnerable attachment, depression and stress was tested. According to the findings of the confirmatory factor analysis, four factor attachment patterns which were subcategory of proximity seeking (lack of autonomy, anxious-dependent) and insecurity (ambivalent and avoidant-dismissive) dimensions were confirmed. Based on the structural equation model analysis, emotion regulation and coping strategies mediated the relationship of vulnerable attachment style with depression and stress. Results indicated that both ambivalent and anxious-dependent attachment styles increased the symptoms of depression and stress. In addition, ineffective and effective coping strategies were shown to play a mediating role in the relationship of ambivalent attachment style with depression and stress. Specifically, individuals with ambivalent attachment style tended to experience depression and stress more since they used ineffective coping strategies more and effective coping strategies less. Furthermore, ambivalent attachment style indirectly influenced depression and stress through the reduction of reappraisal. Given these findings, it is believed that revealing the mechanism behind the relationship of vulnerable attachment style with depression and stress would significantly contribute to both the theoretical framework and the psychotherapeutic intervention process.

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Bu çalışma, kırılgan bağlanma, depresyon ve stres arasındaki ilişkide duygu düzenleme ve baş etme stratejilerinin rolünü incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Araştırmaya uygunluk örnekleme yöntemi kullanılarak 282 üniversite öğrencisi katılmıştır. Veriler öz-bildirim yöntemiyle Kırılgan Bağlanma Stili Ölçeği, Yakın İlişkilerde Yaşantılar Envanteri-II, Duygu Düzenleme Ölçeği, Başa Çıkma Yolları Envanteri, Algılanan Stres Ölçeği, Beck Depresyon Envanteri aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. Bu çalışma kapsamında, Kırılgan Bağlanma Stili Ölçeği ilk kez Türk kültürüne uyarlanmıştır. Ardından, kırılgan bağlanma, depresyon ve stres arasındaki ilişkide duygu düzenleme ve baş etme stratejilerinin aracı rolü test edilmiştir. Doğrulayıcı faktör analizi bulgularına göre, yakınlık arayışı (özerklik eksikliği, kaygılı-bağımlı) ve güvensizlik (kararsız ve kaçınan-kayıtsız) boyutlarının alt kategorileri olan dört faktörlü bağlanma örüntüsü doğrulanmıştır. Yapısal eşitlik modeli analizine göre, duygu düzenleme ve baş etme stratejileri, kırılgan bağlanma stilinin depresyon ve stresle ilişkisine aracılık etmektedir. Bulgular hem kararsız hem de kaygılı-bağımlı bağlanma stilinin depresyon ve stres belirtilerini artırdığını göstermiştir. Ek olarak, etkili ve etkisiz baş etme stratejilerinin, kararsız bağlanma stilinin depresyon ve stresle ilişkisinde aracı bir rol oynadığı ortaya konulmuştur. Özellikle, kararsız bağlanma stiline sahip bireylerin, etkisiz baş etme stratejilerini daha fazla ve etkili baş etme stratejilerini daha az kullandıkları için daha fazla depresyon ve stres yaşama eğiliminde oldukları bulunmuştur. Ayrıca, kararsız bağlanma stili, yeniden değerlendirmenin azalması yoluyla depresyon ve stresi dolaylı olarak etkilemektedir. Bu bulgular doğrultusunda, kırılgan bağlanma stilinin depresyon ve stresle ilişkisinin ardındaki mekanizmanın ortaya konmasının hem kuramsal çerçeveye hem de psikoterapötik müdahale sürecine önemli katkılar sağlayacağı düşünülmektedir.

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Özel, T. K., Alkar, Ö. Y. (2026). The vulnerable attachment style as a predictor of depression and stress: The mediating role of emotion regulation and coping strategies. Klinik Psikoloji Dergisi, Cilt: 10 Sayı: 2, 154–167. https://doi.org/10.57127/kpd.26024438.1681669

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