The investigation of the relationship between secure attachment style, self-efficacy, optimism and life satisfaction among the students of Ahvaz Islamic Azad University

Abstract

The aim of this research was to study the relationship between secure attachment style, self-efficacy, optimism and life satisfaction among the students of Ahvaz Islamic Azad University. The study sample has included 300 students studying at the Islamic Azad University of Ahwaz in the 2014-15 academic years. The research method was correlational. The data collection tools included Hazan and Shaver attachment styles questionnaire, the self-efficacy questionnaire of Sherur et al, the optimism questionnaire of Peterson et al and the life satisfaction questionnaire of Diner. The results in the level of p< 0.05 significance have indicated that there is a significant and positive relationship between secure attachment, self-efficacy, optimism and life satisfaction. The Regression analysis’ results also have shown that there is a multiple significant relationship between secure attachment, self-efficacy, optimism and life satisfaction, and among the predictor variables, self-efficacy is the best predictor for life satisfaction.