Structural Model for Predicting Depression in Mothers of Children with Disabilities Based on Attachment Styles Mediated by Self-Conscious Emotions
Keywords:
Depression in mothers, Attachment, Shame, SinAbstract
The aim of the present study was to predict depression in mothers of children with disabilities based on attachment styles, with self-conscious emotions serving as a mediator. The research method was descriptive and correlational, with the applied objective of the study. The statistical population included all mothers of children with disabilities residing in Tehran in 2023, from which 250 individuals were selected using convenience sampling from virtual networks. The research tools included the Beck Depression Inventory (1996), the Revised Adult Attachment Scale by Collins and Read (1990), the Shame Experience Scale by Andrews and Hunter (1997), and the Guilt Questionnaire by Kugler and Jones (1992). Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. The results showed that secure and anxious attachment styles predict depression in mothers. Self-conscious emotions, such as shame and guilt, also predict depression in mothers. Secure and anxious attachment styles, mediated by self-conscious emotions (shame and guilt), predict depression in mothers.
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