The Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence and Attachment Styles With Impulsivity and Resilience Among Mothers of Children With Specific Learning Disorders
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Emotional intelligence, Attachment styles, Impulsivity, Resilience, Specific learning disorderAbstract
Purpose: The primary objective of this research is to investigate the correlation between emotional intelligence and attachment styles in mothers of children with specific learning disorders, and how these aspects relate to levels of impulsivity and resilience.
Methodology: The study employed a descriptive design and focused on all mothers with a child diagnosed with a specific learning disorder who sought assistance from Rasht Learning Disorders Centers between 2017-18. A targeted sampling method was employed to choose 120 participants for the research. Surveys on emotional intelligence (Bar-On, 1997), Attachment style (Hazan and Shivar, 1987), Impulsivity Inventory (Dickman, 1985), and resilience (Connor & Davidson, 2003) were administered. An essential correlation test was carried out. The statistical analysis in this study utilized SPSS-21 software.
Findings: The findings indicated that the focal correlation between the expected variables (emotional intelligence and attachment styles) and criteria variables (impulsivity and maternal resilience) showed a significant level of significance (P < 0.05).
Conclusion: In conclusion, the study found that increased emotional intelligence was associated with fewer mothers of children with specific learning disorders. However, it also improved the resilience of these mothers. As secure attachment styles increased, mothers showed decreased impulsivity towards their children with specific learning disorders, as well as increased concern and affection through secure and ambivalent attachment styles. Moreover, an increase in secure attachment patterns led to a decrease in resilience for mothers of children with specific learning disabilities. Adopting reciprocal attachment patterns resulted in an increase in resilience among these mothers.
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