TY - JOUR AU - Bayrak, Rıza AU - Güler, Murat AU - Şahin, Nesrin Hisli PY - 2018/11/30 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - The Mediating Role of Self-Concept and Coping Strategies on the Relationship Between Attachment Styles and Perceived Stress JF - Europe’s Journal of Psychology JA - EJOP VL - 14 IS - 4 SE - Research Reports DO - 10.5964/ejop.v14i4.1508 UR - https://ejop.psychopen.eu/index.php/ejop/article/view/1508 SP - 897-913 AB - The aim of this study was to examine the role of attachment style, self-concept, and coping strategies, in order to explain the differences in perceived stress factors and stress symptoms, in a mediation model. Participants were 515 university students (302 female and 213 male) aged 17-28 years. The assessment instruments were: Social Comparison Scale, Ways of Coping Scale, Experiences in Close Relationships Scale-II, Brief Symptom Inventory and University Students Stress Factors Scale. The results indicated that the effect of anxious attachment on perceived stress factors and stress symptoms was partially mediated by self-concept and coping styles. Our findings revealed that the level of anxious attachment is an important factor to explain perceived stress and stress-related variables. ER -