Investigation of the Relationship Between Attachment Styles, Self-Compassion, Coping with Stress and Psychological Symptom Levels of University Students

Abstract

The aim of the study was to examine the relationship between the attachment styles, self-compassion, stress coping styles and psychological symptom levels of university students.The universe of the research consists of university students studying at universities in the TRNC in the 2021-2022 academic year. 380 individuals selected by randomized sampling method were included in the study. Demographic Information Form, Experiences in Close Relationships-II Scale, Self-Sensitivity Scale, Styles of Coping with Stress Scale and Brief Symptom Inventory were used as data collection tools. It was found that there were significant and negative correlations between self-sensitivity and psychological symptoms in the study. In addition, there were positive correlations between the scores of the participants from the desperate approach , submissive approach and psychological symptom scores.Finally, this study revealed that there was a statistically significant positive relationship between the sub-dimensions of avoidant attachment, self-judgment and the level of psychological symptoms.