The Role of Attachment Orientations and Spiritual Effects in Predicting Post-traumatic Growth in Orphaned Girls

The complex nature of the emotional-behavioral problems of homeless teenagers requires the investigation and application of new educational support programs. This research was conducted by examining the role of attachment orientations and spiritual effects in predicting post-traumatic growth in orphaned girls.

The present study was descriptive cross-sectional and correlational. The statistical population included all the unaccompanied teenage girls covered by the Welfare Organization of Tehran in 2022, out of whom 300 were selected by available sampling method. They completed the Post-traumatic Growth Inventory by Tabachenik and Feidel, the Attachment Style Questionnaire by Hazen and Shaver, and the Resilience Questionnaire by Connor and Davidson. Pearson's correlation coefficient and multiple regression were used for data analysis. In this research, all ethical considerations were observed and the authors of the article did not report any conflict of interest.

The results of the research showed that spiritual influences (r=0.65 and P<0.012), secure attachment (r=0.71 and P<0.011), avoidant attachment (r=0.73 and P<0.023), and ambivalent attachment (r=0.70 and P<0.018) have a significant correlation with post-traumatic growth in adolescent girls. Regression analysis showed that about 53% of the variance in post-traumatic growth is explained through the variables of attachment orientations and spiritual effects (R2=0.53). According to beta values, secure attachment (β=0.247 and P<0.011), spiritual influences (β=0.226 and P<0.014), ambivalent attachment (β=0.173 and P<0.026), and avoidant attachment (β=0.159 and P<0.032) were, respectively, the strongest to weakest factors in explaining post-traumatic growth.

According to the obtained results, modifying attachment orientations and strengthening spirituality can play a significant role in post-traumatic growth in teenage girls.