The Role of Attachment Styles and Perfectionism in Predicting of Students' Mental Health

Abstract

Background: Freshman students are exposed to a variety of psychological problems and disorders. Many factors can have an impact on their mental health. This study was conducted to investigate the role of attachment styles and perfectionism in predicting mental health in the freshman students.Methods: In this descriptive-analytic study, the population was all freshman students of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences in 2013-2014 academic years (540 students). 481 students (160 male and 321 female) responded to Questioners. The Collins & Read Attachment Style Scale, General Health Questioner (GHQ)and Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (FMPS) were used to collect the data. To analyze the data, descriptive statistics and inferential statistics (Pearson correlation, and step-wise regression) was used.Results: The results showed that there is a negative significant correlation between mental health with Personal Standards (P