The Mediating Role of Emotional Regulation inthe Relationship between Attachment Styles andPsychological Well-being

Background: people with a high sense of psychological well-being mainly experience morepositive emotions and have a positive evaluation of the incidents and events around them.psychological well-being includes life satisfaction, emotional balance and general attitudetowards optimism with a positive orientation towards life, so people’s attachment style can playan effective role in promoting psychological well-being.objectives: the present study was conducted with the aim of determining the mediating role ofemotional regulation in the relationship between attachment styles and psychological well-being.materials & methods: a total of 250 couples (125 male and 125 female) referred to taranomlife counseling center and atiyeh counseling center located in the 2nd district of qazvin citywere selected using convenience sampling method in the first quarter of 2022. the participantscompleted the psychological well-being scale, adult attachment styles, and emotional regulationquestionnaire. data were analyzed using structural equation model (sem) in amos software,version 24.results: the results of this research showed that 79% of the variance of psychological wellbeingwas explained by predictor variables. secure attachment style has a significant positivecorrelation with psychological well-being. anxious and avoidant attachment styles have asignificant negative correlation with psychological well-being. the results of sem showed thatemotional regulation has a significant indirect effect (mediating role) on the relationship betweenattachment styles and psychological well-being.conclusion: the study findings revealed that the emotional regulation plays a mediating rolein the relationship between attachment styles and psychological well-being. it is suggested tostrengthen the psychological well-being of couples by identifying attachment styles of couplesand raising awareness in the field of emotional regulation.