Predictive model of mentalization based on attachment styles with the mediating role of ego empowerment in students

Background: Attachment styles and mentalizing are among the psychological factors that are related to emotion regulation skills, the use of mentalizing ability is related to the ability of the ego in people. Therefore, investigating the path of mentalizing evolution through attachment styles to ego...

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Main Authors: Zahra Bahrololoum, Hoda Lajevardi
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Published: Dr. Mahmoud Mansour publication 2025-03-01
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description Background: Attachment styles and mentalizing are among the psychological factors that are related to emotion regulation skills, the use of mentalizing ability is related to the ability of the ego in people. Therefore, investigating the path of mentalizing evolution through attachment styles to ego empowerment is a basic necessity. Aims: The purpose of this study was to predict mentalizing based on attachment styles with the mediating role of ego empowerment in students. Methods: The research method is descriptive-correlational, which was done using structural equation modeling. The study population includes all students of the Faculty of Humanities of the Islamic Azad University of Qom Branch in 2023-2024. The sample consisted of 335 students of Islamic Azad University, Qom Branch, who were selected by convenience sampling method and answered the Reflective Performance Questionnaire (Fonagy et al., 2016), Adult Attachment Styles Questionnaire (Collins & Reed, 1990), and Ego Empowerment Scale (Markstrom et al., 1997). To analyze the data, structural equation modeling was used using SPSS version 19 and Amos software version 24. Results: The results of structural equation modeling showed that secure attachment style, avoidant attachment, ambivalent attachment, and ego empowerment had a direct and significant causal effect on confidence and uncertainty (P< 0.05). Also, ambivalent attachment style, secure attachment style, and avoidant attachment style had a direct and significant causal effect on ego empowerment (P< 0.05). The results also showed that 60% of the variance of ego empowerment is explained by attachment styles, 23% of the variance of confidence, and 46% of the variance of uncertainty is explained by attachment styles and ego empowerment. Conclusion: Based on the findings of the research, it can be concluded that secure attachment style, avoidant attachment, ambivalent attachment, and ego empowerment as factors affecting mentalizing can lead us to a deeper understanding of mentalizing, and by teaching students the formation of different attachment styles and ego structure, mentalizing can be strengthened in them.
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spelling doaj-art-96e97067cbef4736a54a85b6611ccbfb2025-08-20T03:13:27ZfasDr. Mahmoud Mansour publicationمجله علوم روانشناختی1735-74622676-66392025-03-0124145305323Predictive model of mentalization based on attachment styles with the mediating role of ego empowerment in studentsZahra Bahrololoum0Hoda Lajevardi1 M.A. in Psychology, Department of Psychology, Qom Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qom, Iran Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Qom Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qom, Iran Background: Attachment styles and mentalizing are among the psychological factors that are related to emotion regulation skills, the use of mentalizing ability is related to the ability of the ego in people. Therefore, investigating the path of mentalizing evolution through attachment styles to ego empowerment is a basic necessity. Aims: The purpose of this study was to predict mentalizing based on attachment styles with the mediating role of ego empowerment in students. Methods: The research method is descriptive-correlational, which was done using structural equation modeling. The study population includes all students of the Faculty of Humanities of the Islamic Azad University of Qom Branch in 2023-2024. The sample consisted of 335 students of Islamic Azad University, Qom Branch, who were selected by convenience sampling method and answered the Reflective Performance Questionnaire (Fonagy et al., 2016), Adult Attachment Styles Questionnaire (Collins & Reed, 1990), and Ego Empowerment Scale (Markstrom et al., 1997). To analyze the data, structural equation modeling was used using SPSS version 19 and Amos software version 24. Results: The results of structural equation modeling showed that secure attachment style, avoidant attachment, ambivalent attachment, and ego empowerment had a direct and significant causal effect on confidence and uncertainty (P< 0.05). Also, ambivalent attachment style, secure attachment style, and avoidant attachment style had a direct and significant causal effect on ego empowerment (P< 0.05). The results also showed that 60% of the variance of ego empowerment is explained by attachment styles, 23% of the variance of confidence, and 46% of the variance of uncertainty is explained by attachment styles and ego empowerment. Conclusion: Based on the findings of the research, it can be concluded that secure attachment style, avoidant attachment, ambivalent attachment, and ego empowerment as factors affecting mentalizing can lead us to a deeper understanding of mentalizing, and by teaching students the formation of different attachment styles and ego structure, mentalizing can be strengthened in them.http://psychologicalscience.ir/article-1-2555-en.pdfsecure attachment styleavoidant attachmentambivalent attachment styleego empowermentmentalizing
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Predictive model of mentalization based on attachment styles with the mediating role of ego empowerment in students
مجله علوم روانشناختی
secure attachment style
avoidant attachment
ambivalent attachment style
ego empowerment
mentalizing
title Predictive model of mentalization based on attachment styles with the mediating role of ego empowerment in students
title_full Predictive model of mentalization based on attachment styles with the mediating role of ego empowerment in students
title_fullStr Predictive model of mentalization based on attachment styles with the mediating role of ego empowerment in students
title_full_unstemmed Predictive model of mentalization based on attachment styles with the mediating role of ego empowerment in students
title_short Predictive model of mentalization based on attachment styles with the mediating role of ego empowerment in students
title_sort predictive model of mentalization based on attachment styles with the mediating role of ego empowerment in students
topic secure attachment style
avoidant attachment
ambivalent attachment style
ego empowerment
mentalizing
url http://psychologicalscience.ir/article-1-2555-en.pdf
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