Intermediate role of attachment styles in the relationship between family relations and life satisfaction in adult individuals

This study aimed to examine the relationship between family relationships and life satisfaction in adult individuals and the mediating role of attachment styles in this relationship. The data group of the research consists of adult individuals between the ages of 20-40 living in the provinces of Nevşehir, Kayseri, Niğde, Aksaray and Ankara in the Central Anatolia Region. Research data were collected using the Life Satisfaction Scale, Relationship Scales Survey, Family Evaluation Scale and Demographic Information Form. Relational model was used in the research and simple linear regression analysis, SPSS Process Macro analysis, t test and one-way analysis of variance were used to analyze the data. According to the findings of the research, it is seen that there is a significant difference in family relations and life satisfaction according to age and marital status, and secure, fearful and preoccupied attachment styles according to gender. It was observed that the dismissing attachment style, which is among the sub-dimensions of family relations, life satisfaction and attachment styles, did not show a significant difference according to gender. It was observed that attachment styles with all their sub-dimensions did not show a statistically significant difference according to age and marital status. When looking at the regression analysis part of the research, it was seen that family relationships predicted life satisfaction and secure attachment style negatively and significantly, fearful and preoccupied attachment styles positively and significantly, and that there was no significant relationship with dismissive attachment style. In the continuation of the analysis, it was seen that the secure attachment style predicted life satisfaction positively and significantly, the dismissing and fearful attachment styles predicted life satisfaction negatively and significantly, and the preoccupied attachment style did not have a significant relationship with life satisfaction. As a result of the research, secure attachment and fearful attachment styles have a mediating role in the relationship between family relationships and life satisfaction in adult individuals; It was found that dismissive and preoccupied attachment styles did not have a mediating role. Keywords: Family Relations, Life Satisfaction, Attachment Styles, adult individuals.