| Reference code: | PT/FB/BL-2010-096.04 |
| Location: | Arquivo PCA - Pasta 8/2010
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Title:
| The relationship between trait and state well-being and attachment style in students
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| Publication year: | 2012
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URL:
| http://www.psychosomatic.org/anmeeting/PastEvents/meeting2012/abstractbooklet.pdf
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| Abstract/Results: | ABSTRACT:
Previous research has found that individuals with insecure attachment styles have lower levels of well-being. However, well-being has been measured mostly in terms of ill-being (e.g. depression, anxiety, loneliness). Less focus has been on the eudemonic (e.g. a meaningful life) and hedonic (e.g. happiness and life satisfaction) aspects of wellbeing in relation to attachment style. Students (N=240) completed an online questionnaire that consisted of standardized questionnaires on trait eudemonic and hedonic well-being and ill-being and the vulnerable attachment style questionnaire. In line with the Ecological Momentary Assessment method a sub sample of 50 students rated their mood (how happy, pleased, goal directed, stressed, down, frustrated and in control they felt) over four days at five random times throughout each day to assess state well-being and ill-being. The trait well-being and ill-being measures loaded strongly onto one factor, whereas the 4- day average state well-being and ill-being loaded onto separate factors.
There was a significant difference in trait well-being between attachment style groups, F (2, 223) = 22.010, p<.001, ?2 =.165,
whereby securely attached students exhibited greater well-being than both the insecure anxious (p<.000) and insecure avoidant (p<.005) groups. There was also a significant difference in average state wellbeing between the attachment style groups F (2, 44) = 4.859, p>.005, ?2 =.181. Significant differences in state well-being were found between the secure and insecure anxious (but not avoidant) attachment style groups; the anxious group exhibited lower well-being than those who were securely attached (p = .018). There were no significant differences in average state ill-being between the attachment style groups. The results show that those with a secure attachment style presented with the highest levels of both trait and state well-being. The results also indicate that attachment style may be more closely associated with state well-being than ill-being. Furthermore, this study highlights the importance of measuring both trait and state well-being.
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| Accessibility: | Document does not exist in file
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Language:
| eng
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Author:
| Smyth, N.
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Secondary author(s):
| Oskis, A., Clow, A.
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Document type:
| Abstract book
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Number of reproductions:
| 1
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Reference:
| Smyth, N., Oskis, A., & Clow, A. (2012). The relationship between trait and state well-being and attachment style in students. Abstracts of the American Psychosomatic Society 70th Annual Meeting: “Symptoms and patient reported outcomes” (A - 19). Athens, Greece.
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| Indexed document: | No
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| Keywords: | Attachment style / Well-being / Hedonia / Eudaimonia / Trait / State
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The relationship between trait and state well-being and attachment style in students |