TY - JOUR
T1 - Adult attachment orientations and college student distress
T2 - The mediating role of problem coping styles
AU - Lopez, Frederick G.
AU - Mauricio, Anne M.
AU - Gormley, Barbara
AU - Simko, Tracy
AU - Berger, Ellen
PY - 2001/1/1
Y1 - 2001/1/1
N2 - In this study, the authors examined relations among adult attachment orientations, maladaptive problem coping styles, and a composite measure of current distress within a sample of 55 undergraduates (17 men, 38 women). Results indicated that each adult attachment orientation and each problem coping style measure was related in expected directions to students' distress. In addition, problem coping styles largely mediated the impact of insecure adult attachment orientations on distress. Implications of our findings to advancing an attachment theory-informed perspective on college student coping, distress, and intervention are discussed.
AB - In this study, the authors examined relations among adult attachment orientations, maladaptive problem coping styles, and a composite measure of current distress within a sample of 55 undergraduates (17 men, 38 women). Results indicated that each adult attachment orientation and each problem coping style measure was related in expected directions to students' distress. In addition, problem coping styles largely mediated the impact of insecure adult attachment orientations on distress. Implications of our findings to advancing an attachment theory-informed perspective on college student coping, distress, and intervention are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.2001.tb01993.x
DO - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.2001.tb01993.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0035600519
SN - 0748-9633
VL - 79
SP - 459
EP - 464
JO - Journal of Counseling and Development
JF - Journal of Counseling and Development
IS - 4
ER -