طبيعة الحدث الصادم وتأثيره على علاقة أنماط التعلق بنمو ما بعد الصدمة لدى عينة من مرضى السرطان والأصحاء
Recent research on relationships between attachment styles (AS) and posttraumatic growth (PTG) has produced different, inconsistent results. The present study tried to explore the causes of this inconsistency. It aimed to examine the moderate role of traumatic event's nature in the relationship between AS and PTG. Two different samples were chosen to achieve that goal. A 250 sample of healthy university students who considerably experienced a traumatic event (aged 18-23 years, M= 19.85, Std= 1.22) and a 90 sample of cancer survivors (aged 18-70 years, M= 39.66, Std= 13.38) were selected to form the final study sample. They completed two self-report measures (in written and online forms), to assess AS and PTG. By comparing both correlational analyses, results revealed a significant differences in the coefficient correlations between AS and PTG. Cancer survivors' correlational analyses results exhibits stronger relationship between AS and PTG (r = 0.75 p < 0.001, r = -0.66 p < 0.001, r = -0.34 p < 0.001) for secure, anxious and avoidant attachments, respectively, compared to the healthy's correlational analyses results (r = 0.37 p < 0.001, r = -0.17 p < 0.007, r = -0.03 p < 0.635). Furthermore, regression coefficients results showed that secure attachment had a positive effect on PTG in cancer survivors and the healthy both; therefore, results of differences were non-significant. Anxious attachment had a negative effect on PTG for both cancer survivors and the healthy; however, results of differences were significant: the size effect was greater for cancer survivors. Avoidant attachment had a negative effect on PTG for only cancer survivors; hence, results of differences were significant, albeit small. Findings disclose the impact of AS on PTG as this could inform post traumatic outcomes and help with treatment of trauma victims. Recommendations for future research are emphasized with respect to other potentially influential variables and methodological rigor. (Published abstract)