The Relation between the Perceived Daughter-mother Relationship, Adult Attachment Styles, and Subjective Happiness among Female Lebanese Adults

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dc.contributor.authorAl Haddad, Nelly
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-28T08:28:55Z
dc.date.available2024-06-28T08:28:55Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractThe adult-daughter’s attachment style to her mother has shown to possess an influential impact on the adult-daughter’s subjective well-being (i.e., subjective happiness) (Mikulincer & Shaver, 2007; Lynch, 2011; Song, Thompson, & Ferrer, 2009; Lee & Hankin, 2009). Therefore, this study investigated the correlation between the adult-daughter’s subjective happiness, her perceived relationship with her mother, and the attachment style she has towards her mother in the Lebanese cultural context. A total of 150 Lebanese female adults participated in this study by filling a demographics questionnaire, the refined Mother Adult-Daughter Questionnaire (MAD) (Rastogi, 2002), the Adult Attachment Scale (AAS) (Collins & Read, 1990), and the Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS) (Lyubomirsky & Lepper, 1999). Pearson’s correlational analyses and stepwise regression were conducted to examine the relationship between the dependent and independent variables. The results showed that the adult-daughter’s secure attachment to her mother positively correlates to her perceived subjective happiness; whereas, anxious and avoidant attachments negatively correlated to subjective happiness. Moreover, all elements of the mother-daughter relationship – interdependence, connectedness, and trust in hierarchy – positively correlated to subjective happiness. In conclusion, the Lebanese adult-daughter will report higher levels of subjective happiness when her relationship with her mother is perceived as secure and healthy.
dc.identifier.citationAl Haddad, N. (2018). The Relation between the Perceived Daughter-mother Relationship, Adult Attachment Styles, and Subjective Happiness among Female Lebanese Adults (SBS thesis, Haigazian University)
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.62811/th.0195
dc.identifier.urihttps://haigrepository.haigazian.edu.lb/handle/123456789/248
dc.titleThe Relation between the Perceived Daughter-mother Relationship, Adult Attachment Styles, and Subjective Happiness among Female Lebanese Adults
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