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  • Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Social Psychology

Context:

  • Previous research links mentalizing deficits, insecure attachment, and perceived stress.
  • The association between these factors remains under-investigated in Hungarian adults.
  • This study addresses this gap by examining these relationships in a non-clinical adult sample.

Purpose:

  • To investigate the relationship between mentalization, attachment styles (anxiety and avoidance), and perceived stress in Hungarian adults.
  • To examine the potential mediational role of hypomentalization in the association between attachment and perceived stress.
  • To explore direct associations between attachment dimensions and perceived stress.

Summary:

  • A study of 255 Hungarian adults utilized the RFQ-R-7, ECR-R-HU, and PSS to assess mentalization, attachment, and perceived stress.
  • Two mediation models were tested: attachment anxiety as independent variable and attachment avoidance as independent variable, with perceived stress as the dependent variable and hypomentalization as the mediator.
  • Results indicated that hypomentalization significantly mediates the relationship between attachment anxiety and perceived stress (β = 0.10). Attachment avoidance showed a significant direct effect on perceived stress (β = 0.12), but not a significant indirect effect via hypomentalization.

Impact:

  • Findings suggest hypomentalization plays a crucial role in how attachment anxiety contributes to perceived stress.
  • Attachment avoidance appears to have a direct impact on perceived stress, independent of mentalization.
  • These results have significant implications for developing targeted prevention and intervention strategies for stress and attachment-related issues in the Hungarian adult population.