انماط التعلق وحل المشكلات الاجتماعية لدى الطلبة المراهقين وفقاً لمتغيري النوع الاجتماعي والفئة العمرية

Attachment patterns and social problem solving among adolescent students according to gender and age group variables

This study aimed at investigating the most common attachment pattern and the most frequently used social problem solving style among adolescent students, and exploring whether there are significant differences in attachment patterns and social Problem solving styles according to gender and age group, also the study aimed at investigating the relationship between attachment patterns and social problem solving among adolescent students. The sample consisted of (627) students (260 male, 367 female) according to a convenient method. The scales of adult attachment patterns developed by Abu-Ghazal and Jaradat (2009) after being adapted to the student sample, and social problem solving, were administered. The correlational descriptive method was used to collect and analyses the data. The results showed that the most common attachment pattern is the secure one, and the most frequently used social problem solving style is the rational problem solving one. The result also showed significant differences on the anxious-ambivalent attachment pattern due to gender in favor of male students, and on the avoidant pattern in favor of female students. Also, there were significant differences on avoidant attachment pattern due to age group in favor of (16-17), and on anxious-ambivalent attachment pattern due to age group in favor of (13-14). Significant differences were found on avoidant problem solving style due to gender in favor of male students, but no significant differences were found on the other styles, and significant differences were found on rational problem solving style due to age group in favor of (16-17). The result also showed that the anxious-ambivalent attachment pattern related positively to the negative problem orientation, impulsive carelessness style, and avoidant problem solving style. Moreover both secure attachment pattern and avoidant attachment pattern related positively to avoidant problem solving style, rational problem solving style, and positive problem orientation. The results were discussed and a number of recommendations were suggested.