The Mediating Role of Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies in the Relationship between Domestic Violence, Attachment Styles and Women's Psychological Well-Being

Fatemeh Hashemi; Hossein  Keshavarz Afshar; Masoud  Gholamali Lavasani

doi:10.18502/qjcr.v21i83.11088

Fatemeh Hashemi MA in Family Counseling, Department of Counseling, Faculty of Psychology and Education, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran.
Hossein Keshavarz Afshar Assistant Professor, Department of Counseling, Faculty of Psychology and Education, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran.
Masoud Gholamali Lavasani Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Education, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/qjcr.v21i83.11088

Keywords: Cognitive-emotional regulation, domestic violence, attachment styles, psychological well-being.

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the role of cognitive emotion regulation mediators in the relationship between domestic violence, attachment styles and women's psychological well-being.

Methods: All married women in Tehran in 2021 formed the statistical population of the present study, from which 360 people were selected through available sampling method. Data was collected using the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (Garnesgi and Craig, 2006), Psychological Well-Being (Reef 1995), Adult Attachment (Collins and Reed, 1990), and Domestic Violence (Sherin, Cena, Core, Lee, Zitter, & Shaquille, 1998). Data were analyzed through path analysis using the SPSS software version 25 and PLS version 3.3.

Findings: The results showed that the direct effect of secure attachement on women's psychological well-being was significant (p<0.05). Direct effect of avoidant attachement and domestic violence on non-adapted strategies is significant (p<0.05). The direct effect of adapted strategies on women's psychological well-being is significant (p<0.05). Uncompromised strategies play a mediating role in the relationship between caring attachment style and women's psychological well-being (p<0.05). The direct effect of adapted strategies on women's psychological well-being is not significant (p<0.05). The direct environment of attachment, secure attachment and domestic violence is significant on adapted strategies (p <0.05). Adapted strategies do not mediate the relationship between attachment style, domestic violence and women's psychological well-being (p<0.05).

Conclusion: Based on the results of the present study, their psychological well-being can be increased by strengthening secure attachment and teaching women cognitive regulation strategies.