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The relationships between parental attachment, peer attachment, automatic thoughts, and mindfulness skills among Iranian adolescents

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 March 2024

Mohtaram Rabbani Open the ORCID record for Mohtaram Rabbani [Opens in a new window] ,
Simin Hosseinian Open the ORCID record for Simin Hosseinian [Opens in a new window]  and
Saeid Nosrati
Mohtaram Rabbani*
Affiliation:
Academic Unit of Human Communication, Learning and Development, Faculty of Education, Hong Kong University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Department of Counseling, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran
Simin Hosseinian
Affiliation:
Department of Counseling, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran
Saeid Nosrati
Affiliation:
School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Corresponding author: M. Rabbani; Email: mohtaram@hku.hk
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Abstract

This study aimed to examine the relationship between parental attachment, peer attachments, and automatic thoughts with adolescent mindfulness skills in Iranian adolescents, drawing on internal working models and social cognitive theory. The data was collected from a sample of Iranian adolescents in Tehran using standardized measurement instruments previously developed by researchers. The collected data was analyzed using both simple and multiple regression analyses. The results revealed a positive and significant association between parental attachment and peer attachments with adolescent mindfulness skills. Conversely, automatic thoughts were found to have a negative impact on adolescent mindfulness skills. These findings suggest that strengthening attachments can contribute to the enhancement of mindfulness skills in adolescents, while addressing automatic thoughts is crucial in preventing the erosion of mindfulness skills. Consequently, experts can design interventions that focus on improving attachments and addressing automatic thoughts to promote adolescent mindfulness skills.

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automatic thoughtsinternal working modelsmindfulness skillsparental attachmentpeer attachmentsocial cognitive theory
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Development and Psychopathology , First View , pp. 1 - 6
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