The mediating role of adult attachment styles and dyadic coping between adverse childhood experiences and parental self-efficacy

According to previous studies, it is known that there is a relationship between adverse childhood experiences and parental self-efficacy. Individuals who have experienced adverse childhood experiences have low parental self-efficacy. In studies, this relationship has been studied by examining the effects of various variables. However, no study has been found to investigate the serial mediating roles of both adult attachment styles and dyadic coping, which has just begun to be studied in our country. This thesis study aimes to examine the serial mediating roles of insecure attachment (anxiety and avoidant) and dyadic coping in the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and parental self-efficacy. The study was conducted with 117 people. In the study, parental age was considered as a control variable. After correlation and serial mediator analysis, it was found that insecure attachment (anxious and avoidant) and dyadic coping did not have serial mediator roles in the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and parental self-efficacy. In addition, avoidant attachment was found to have a mediating role in the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and parental self-efficacy. The results were discussed in the light the literature, the contribution and limitations of the study to the literature were discussed, and suggestions and clinical implications for future studies were included.