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| Abstract : Perpustakaan Tuanku Bainun |
| This quantitative study explores the moderating effects of psychological resilience, feelings of inferiority, and coping style between adult attachment styles and social anxiety among undergraduate students in Gansu, China. Using PLS-SEM and multistage cluster sampling, the research analysed data from 1,371 students using the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale and Adult Attachment Scale. The study's findings articulate a negative direct effect of adult attachment on coping styles (_ = -0.064, T = 4.802, p < 0.001). Conversely, there is a positive direct effect of adult attachment and social anxiety (_ = 0.08, T = 2.057, p = 0.020). Coping style is a significant negative predictor of social anxiety (_ = -0.163, T = 3.384, p < 0.001). Most notably, feelings of inferiority as a moderator positively effect social anxiety (_ = 0.384, T = 11.979, p < 0.001). In contrast, psychological resilience demonstrated a strong negative moderating effect with social anxiety (_ = -0.292, T = 8.46, p < 0.001). Indirect effects further revealed that both feelings of inferiority and psychological resilience's impact on social anxiety were moderated by attachment style (inferiority x attachment: _ = -0.052, T = 1.811, p = 0.035; psychological resilience x attachment: _ = -0.046, T = 1.942, p = 0.026). Additionally, a mediating effect of coping on the relationship between attachment and social anxiety was identified (_ = 0.01, T = 2.755, p = 0.003). This study explores how adult attachment styles influence anxiety in university students through coping styles, psychological resilience, and feelings of inferiority. It emphasizes the importance of adaptive coping and resilience in reducing anxiety, and shows that feelings of inferiority can exacerbate its effects. These findings provide new insights into the psychological mechanisms of social anxiety, particularly among Chinese undergraduates. |
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