The mediating role of mindfulness between attachment style and self-concept clarity within a dyadic context.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous research has found that attachment style is associated with self-concept clarity, and mindfulness mediates this association at an individual level. However, there is currently a lack of research on the relationship between attachment style, mindfulness, and self-concept clarity from an interpersonal perspective. Therefore, the current study aimed to extend the relationship between attachment style and self-concept clarity to a dyadic context.

Participants and procedure

To this end, we recruited online a final sample of 773 pairs of Chinese heterosexual couples (M _age = 35.43, SD _age = 3.77 for wives; M _age = 37.46, SD _age = 4.39 for husbands) to measure their attachment style, mindful

SUBMITTER: Yang F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12690359 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature