Previous studies have linked adult attachment security with greater dispositional mindfulness and balanced time perspective. The primary aim of this study was to identify the mechanism through which these constructs are related and the unique influence of meaning in life on these relationships. A heterogenous sample (n=576; age range 17-73, 38% British, 16% Americans, 73.5% female, 23.2% male, 20% undergraduate students) completed an online survey to assess attachment (anxiety, avoidance, disorganised), dispositional mindfulness, time perception, and meaning in life. Mediation modelling was employed to determine the effects of meaning in life on the relationships between adult attachment, dispositional mindfulness, and time perspective. The results revealed that meaning in life was a significant partial mediator in the relationship between adult attachment, mindfulness, and balanced time perspective. Moreover, the results revealed that mindfulness and balanced time perspective were significant mediators in the relationship between adult attachment and meaning in life. The results add to the current understanding of the relationship between the constructs and are the first to examine the construct of adult disorganised attachment and its possible associations with time perspective and meaning in life.
Keywords: Attachment, Anxiety, Avoidance, Disorganised attachment, Time Perspective, Meaning in Life, Coherence, Significance, Purpose, Mindfulness, Relationships.
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