The mediating role of anger rumination in the relationship between anxious attachment style and conflict resolution strategies in women on the verge of divorce

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1 psychology. yazd university

2 faculty of psychology yazd university

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Aim: The study aimed to investigate the role of anger rumination in the relationship between anxious attachment style and conflict resolution strategies in women on the verge of divorce. Method: This was a descriptive-correlational study and the sample included 165 women seeking divorce from the Yazd Judiciary who were selected by convenience sampling method. The instruments included Strauss et al.'s Conflict Resolution Strategies Questionnaire, Collins and Read Attachment Styles, and anger Ruminant scale of Sukhodolsky et al. Structural equation model and Amos software were used to evaluate the data. findings: showed that the fit indices of the conceptual model after minor corrections were at an acceptable level and the evaluated model had a good fit with the data. The direct effect of anxious attachment on anger rumination (0.55) and the indirect effect of anger rumination on negotiation (-0.18) and psychological aggression (0.29) was significant but the direct effect of anxiety attachment was not significant on any of conflict resolution strategies. Discussion and Conclusion: Based on the obtained results, it can be argued that the style of anxious attachment in individuals can affect negotiation conflict resolution strategies and psychological violence through the rumination of angry thoughts.

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Women Studies
Volume 13, Issue 39 - Serial Number 39
September 2022
Pages 203-219

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  • Receive Date: 14 August 2020
  • Revise Date: 13 June 2021
  • Accept Date: 15 June 2021

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