أنماط التعلق الوجداني كمنبئ بالشفقة بالذات لدى آباء و أمهات الأطفال ذوي اضطراب طيف التوحد

Abstract EN

The study aimed to: (1) explore the relationship between selfcompassion and Emotional Attachment Styles, (2) investigate the possibility of prediction of self-compassion from Emotional Attachment Styles.

The sample of the study consisted of (360) parents of children with autism spectrum disorder, (170 fathers and 190 mothers; Mage = 38.

62, SD = 7.75) years, In the city of Riyadh, The study used self-compassion scale (Neff, 2003; translated by Abd rahman, et al., 2015), Yarmouk Scale for Adult Attachment Styles (Abu Ghazal & Garadat, 2009).

The results indicated that: positive statistically significant correlation was found between sample's study scores in the positive dimensions of self-compassion (self- kindness, common humanity and mindfulness) and Secure attachment, negative statistically significant correlation was found between sample's study scores in the positive dimensions of self-compassion (self- kindness, common humanity and mindfulness) and Anxious attachment, negative statistically significant correlation was found between mindfulness and avoidant attachment, no statistically significant correlation was found between selfkindness, and common humanity and avoidant attachment, negative statistically significant correlation was found between sample's study scores in In the negative dimensions of self-compassion (Self-Judgment, Isolation and Over-Identification) and Secure attachment, positive statistically significant correlation was found between sample's study scores in the negative dimensions of self-compassion (Self-Judgment, Isolation and Over-Identification) and Anxious attachment and avoidant attachment, positive statistically significant correlation was found between selfcompassion and Secure attachment, negative statistically significant correlation was found between self-compassion and Anxious attachment and avoidant attachment.The Attachment Styles (Secure, avoidant) contributes to predicting self- kindness, The Attachment Styles (Anxious, avoidant) contributes to predicting Self-Judgment, Isolation and OverIdentification, The Attachment Styles (Secure, avoidant) contributes to predicting common humanity and mindfulness, The Attachment Styles (Secure, Anxious and avoidant) contributes to predicting self-compassion.

The results were discussed according to the Literature and previous studies