Abstract

The purpose of the present study is to investigate the relationship between attachment lifestyles with depression and hopefulness and Emotional Intelligence of the students. The participants in this study included all the male and female students of different fields in Islamic Azad University of Ghorveh in 2012-2013. The sample consisted of 100 individuals and a simple random sampling method was used. The measuring instruments used were the adult attachment scale, Beck Depression Inventory, and Schneider hopefulness Test. The Ann-Bar questionnaire consisted of 90 questions about emotional intelligence. The Pearson correlation coefficient and multivariate analysis of variance were used to analyze the data. The results indicated significant negative relationships between students' secure attachment styles and depression, and there is a significant positive relationship between students' attachment style and hopefulness and Emotional Intelligence. The results also indicated a positive significant relationship between insecure (avoidant) attachment style and insecure (anxious-ambivalent) with students' depression. The results further indicated a significant negative relationship between the two kinds of attachment styles and hopefulness and Emotional Intelligence.

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