Investigation of the relationship between resilience, self compassion and attachment styles in interpersonel relationships in married individuals

In this study, it was aimed to examine the relationship between resilience, self-compassion and attachment styles in interpersonel relationships. It was also examined whether there is a relationship between the number of children and resilience and whether resilience differs according to gender, employment status, spouse's employment status, age, duration of marriage and educational status. The study group consists of a total of 1026 married individuals, 574 female (55.9%) and 452 male (44.1%) aged 18 and above. As data collecting tools, "Personal Information Form" which was developed by researcher, "Short Resilience Scale", "The Self Compassion Scale" and "Attachment Styles Scale in Interpersonal Relationships" were used. In the study, the relationships between resilience and self compassion, attachment styles in interpersonel relationships (secure, anxious, avoidant) and the number of children were examined by correlation and regression analysis. In addition to that, independent samples t-test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used to determine whether the level of resilience significantly differed according to gender, employment status, spouse's employment status, age, duration of marriage, and educational status. As a result of the correlation analysis, a significant relationship has been found between resilience and self compassion, secure attachment, anxious attachment, avoidant attachment, and the number of children. The result of the analysis, it has been determined that the resilience levels of the married individuals was significantly predicted by self compassion, secure attachment and anxious attachment variables, while it has been not predicted by avoidant attachment variable. Furthermore, in the study, it has been found that the resilience levels of married individuals differed statistically significantly according to gender, employment status, spouse's employment status, age and education level. On the other hand, it has been concluded that the level of resilience did not differ significantly depending on duration of marriage. The findings obtained have been discussed in the context of the literature.