Prediction of Mental Health of Single-Child Students based on Attachment Styles and Integrative Self-Knowledge

This study aims to predict the mental health of single-child students based on attachment styles and integrative self-knowledge. The extant study was conducted using the correlational method and structural equation modeling (SEM). The study’s statistical population comprised single-child students studying at the Islamic Azad University of Rudehen and Islamic Azad University, Tehran Medical Branch during the spring and summer of 2022. Three hundred subjects were selected using the purposive sampling method. Participants filled out General Health Questionnaire, the Attachment Style Scale, and Integrative Self-Knowledge Scale. The total path coefficient between anxiety attachment style and mental health was positive (β=0.166, p<0.01), and the total path coefficient between close attachment style and mental health was negative (β=0.197, p<0.01), and significant at the level of 0.01. The indirect path coefficient between anxiety attachment style and mental health was positive (β=0.133, p<0.01), while the indirect path coefficient between close attachment style and mental health was negative (β=0.145, p<0.01). The mental health of single-child students is influenced by affective, behavioral, and cognitive factors.