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THE MEDIATING ROLE OF INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ATTACHMENT AND PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE
Abstract
This research aims to examine the mediating role of interpersonal communication in the relationship between attachment and psychological resilience. Convenience sampling methods were used in the study, which was designed in accordance with the relational screening model.The sample group of the study consists of adults between the ages of 18-45. Data were collected through online surveys. Personal Information Form, Three-Dimensional Attachment Styles Scale, Interpersonal Communication Competence Inventory and Brief Psychological Resilience Scale were used as data collection tools. IBM SPSS Statistics 26 was used to analyze the data in the research process. The relationships between attachment styles, interpersonal communication competence and psychological resilience variables were examined using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient Analysis. Secondly, Process Macro v4.2 plugin developed by Hayes (2013) were used to test the mediating role of interpersonal communication competence in the relationship between attachment and psychological resilience. According to the findings of the study, there are significant relationships between secure attachment, avoidant attachment, anxious-ambivalent attachment, interpersonal communication competence, and psychological resilience. Moreover, in the mediation analysis revealed that interpersonal communication competence has a mediating role in the relationship between secure, avoidant, and anxious-ambivalent attachment styles and psychological resilience. In conclusion, the findings underscore the protective role of interpersonal communication competence in fostering psychological resilience. The identification of this mediating role of interpersonal communication competence in the present study highlights important considerations for future prevention and intervention efforts.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
Psychological Counseling and Guidance (Other)
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
June 30, 2026
Submission Date
February 18, 2026
Acceptance Date
May 4, 2026
Published in Issue
Year 2026 Volume: 7 Number: 1
APA
Narin, Ş., Şirin, A., & Erduran Tekin, Ö. (2026). THE MEDIATING ROLE OF INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ATTACHMENT AND PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE. Türk Eğitim Değerlendirmeleri Dergisi, 7(1), 73-98. https://izlik.org/JA37TM58RN
AMA
1.Narin Ş, Şirin A, Erduran Tekin Ö. THE MEDIATING ROLE OF INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ATTACHMENT AND PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE. TJEV. 2026;7(1):73-98. https://izlik.org/JA37TM58RN
Chicago
Narin, Şulenur, Ahmet Şirin, and Özge Erduran Tekin. 2026. “THE MEDIATING ROLE OF INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ATTACHMENT AND PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE”. Türk Eğitim Değerlendirmeleri Dergisi 7 (1): 73-98. https://izlik.org/JA37TM58RN.
EndNote
Narin Ş, Şirin A, Erduran Tekin Ö (June 1, 2026) THE MEDIATING ROLE OF INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ATTACHMENT AND PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE. Türk Eğitim Değerlendirmeleri Dergisi 7 1 73–98.
IEEE
[1]Ş. Narin, A. Şirin, and Ö. Erduran Tekin, “THE MEDIATING ROLE OF INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ATTACHMENT AND PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE”, TJEV, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 73–98, June 2026, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA37TM58RN
ISNAD
Narin, Şulenur - Şirin, Ahmet - Erduran Tekin, Özge. “THE MEDIATING ROLE OF INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ATTACHMENT AND PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE”. Türk Eğitim Değerlendirmeleri Dergisi 7/1 (June 1, 2026): 73-98. https://izlik.org/JA37TM58RN.
JAMA
1.Narin Ş, Şirin A, Erduran Tekin Ö. THE MEDIATING ROLE OF INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ATTACHMENT AND PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE. TJEV. 2026;7:73–98.
MLA
Narin, Şulenur, et al. “THE MEDIATING ROLE OF INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ATTACHMENT AND PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE”. Türk Eğitim Değerlendirmeleri Dergisi, vol. 7, no. 1, June 2026, pp. 73-98, https://izlik.org/JA37TM58RN.
Vancouver
1.Şulenur Narin, Ahmet Şirin, Özge Erduran Tekin. THE MEDIATING ROLE OF INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ATTACHMENT AND PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE. TJEV [Internet]. 2026 Jun. 1;7(1):73-98. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA37TM58RN