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Attachment Orientations: Predicting Psychological Distress in German and Turkish Samples
Author(s) -
Turan Numan,
Kocalevent RüyaDaniela,
Quintana Stephen M.,
ErdurBaker Özgür,
Diestelmann Jacob
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/jcad.12065
Subject(s) - turkish , german , moderation , psychology , psychological distress , anxiety , distress , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , social psychology , psychiatry , philosophy , linguistics , archaeology , history
This study examined the relationship between attachment orientations and psychological distress, as well as cultural moderation in this relationship, among 241 university students from Germany and Turkey. Attachment orientations predicted the elevation of psychological distress in both samples. Attachment anxiety in the German sample and attachment avoidance in the Turkish sample showed stronger association with the elevation in psychological distress. The results and potential implications for counseling research and practice are discussed.