Adult Attachment Style, Hardiness, and Mood

Abstract

This study examines the relationship of attachment style and hardiness to positive mood in active duty military personnel with recent deployment experiences (N=561). Soldiers high in hardiness show more secure attachments, and less attachment-related anxiety and avoidance. Controlling for age and sex, hierarchical regressions found that hardiness and (low) attachment-related avoidance predict positive mood states. Further, the hardiness facets of commitment and control, but not challenge, predict positive mood. These results suggest that more secure attachment style and psychological hardiness serve as resilience resources for soldiers, leading to more positive mood states and well-being despite the stressors of military life.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA614075

Entities

People

  • Hollie Escolas
  • Paul T. Bartone
  • Sandra Escolas

Organizations

  • United States Army Institute of Surgical Research

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Attachment
  • Data Analysis
  • Education
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mental Health
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Psychological Adaptation
  • Psychology
  • Regression Analysis
  • Security
  • Social Psychology
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.