The Mediating Role of Self-Criticism and Perfectionism in the Relationship Between Attachment Styles and Social Anxiety in the high school students in Bojnurd city

Document Type : Original Article

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1 M.A in Counseling, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Tehran.

2 Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Tehran.

3 Assistant Professor of Clinical PsycAssistant Professor of Clinical Psychology, Urmia University, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Department of Psychologyhology, Urmia University

10.22098/jrp.2024.14982.1231

Abstract

The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between insecure attachment styles (avoidant and anxious) and social anxiety, with the mediating role of self-criticism and perfectionism. This descriptive study employed a correlational path analysis design. The statistical population consisted of all high school students in Bojnurd city, Iran. A total of 288 participants were selected using a multi-stage cluster sampling method. They completed the Hazan and Shaver Attachment Style Questionnaire, the Self-Criticism Scale, the Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale, and the Connor-Davidson Anxiety Inventory. The data were analyzed using SPSS and Lisrel software. The results showed that the indirect effect of avoidant attachment style on social anxiety was mediated by perfectionism (β = 0.30). The indirect effect of anxious attachment style on social anxiety was mediated by self-criticism (β = 0.78) and perfectionism (β = 0.24). The findings of this study support the mediating role of self-criticism and perfectionism in the relationship between insecure attachment styles and social anxiety.

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