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This study investigates the mediating role of spiritual well-being in the relationship between attachment styles and psychological well-being of Isfahan's counselors. This study was practical and a type of correlative studies. Statistical population of the study included all the counselors of Isfahan's consultation centers (980 individuals) in the work year 2016-2017 that 130 individuals were considered as sample size using Morgan table, these individuals were selected by simple random sampling method. For collecting (gathering) data, attachment styles questionnaire (Hazen & Shaver, 1987); spiritual well-being questionnaire (Paloutzian & Ellison, 1982); and psychological well-being questionnaire (Reef, 1980) were used that their validity and reliability have been confirmed. In order to analyze the data in the level of descriptive statistics, frequency, percent, mean, and standard deviation and in the level of inferential statistics, Pearson correlation coefficient and stepwise multiple regression have been utilized. The results of study indicated that secure and avoidant attachment styles have a direct relationship with spiritual well-being. There is a direct and significant relationship between secure and avoidant attachment styles with psychological well-being. There is a direct and significant relationship between spiritual well-being and psychological well-being. Secure and avoidant attachment styles can anticipate positively spiritual well-being. Spiritual well-being plays a significant role in the relationship between attachment styles and psychological well-being.
Keywords: attachment styles, spiritual well-being, psychological well-being
The 21st Century Psychology realizes that humans should devote their rational energy to the positive aspects of their experience. Because at the onset of psychology, the focus was on negative emotions such as anxiety and depression, sothatpositiveemotions suchashappinessand satisfaction were more painful than pleasures, but today, research on welfare and positive psychology is growing increasingly. Psychological well-being is defined as the development of the real talent of each individual (Vazokuz, Hervas, Rahuna, & Juss, 2009). There are two main approaches to the definition of well-being, pleasure and virtuosity. Based on the pleasure-orientation approach, well-being involves mental happiness, pleasure and avoidance of pain. On the other hand, psychologists, following the virtues of belief, believe that the main concept of well-being is the actualization of a person's potential in the process of his perception (Ryan & Desi,2001). Various factors affect psychological well-being, including internal satisfaction, income, age, race, employment, marriage and family, social contacts, life events, personality...