An investigation of the relationship between attachment styles, coping styles and hopelessness among low ses people who apply Istanbul division of the Ministry of Family and Social Policies provincial directorate of education

The aim of the this study is to investigate the effect of attachment styles on the relationship between hopelessness level and coping strategies among people with low socio-economic status and who apply to the Ministry of Family and Social Politics Bureau in İstanbul. In the study, convenient sampling method was used to select the participants. At the same time, a group of people with "normal" socio-economic status was selected to enable making comparisons among the groups. The sample of the study was people who apply to the Ministry of Family and Social Politics Bureau in İstanbul for assistance. In the study, Beck Hopelessness Scale, Relationship Scale Questionnaire and Coping Strategies were used as data collection instruments. Based on the results it was found that on general, people with low socio economic status had high level of hopelessness, had a fearful and obsessed attachment styles and used social support seeking, unself-confident and inferior coping strategies more frequently. At the same time, it was found that, some of the demographical features were in relationship with those subscale scores. Based on the results obtained in the current study, the findings were discussed in the light of the relevant literature and some kind of recommendations were provided to the professionals working in the area and the academics studying in this topic.