Predicting resistance to change based on attachment styles and cognitive flexibility

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Corresponding Author: MA in General Psychology, Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences, Bo Ali Sina University, Hamadan, Iran

2 MA student in General Psychology, Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences, Bo Ali Sina University, Hamadan, Iran.

3 Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences, Bo Ali Sina University, Hamadan, Iran

Abstract

One of the most important issues that people face is the issue of resistance to change, which overshadows people's lives and affects its various aspects. The current research was conducted with the aim of predicting resistance to change based on attachment styles and cognitive flexibility. This research was descriptive and correlational. The statistical population of the present study includes all male employees of the police force of the 11th district of Tehran in the fall of 2021, and 167 people were selected as the research sample using the available method. The study tools include Oreg (2003), Hazen and Shaver (1987) adult attachment style and cognitive flexibility (CFI) questionnaires. The data were analyzed with the help of regression and Pearson correlation tests.The regression test showed that cognitive flexibility and insecure-avoidant and insecure-ambivalent attachment styles predict resistance to change. Also, based on Pearson's correlation test, there is a significant relationship between resistance to change with insecure/avoidant attachment style, insecure/ambivalent attachment style and cognitive flexibility. Therefore, knowing and identifying the factors and stimuli affecting resistance to change can lead to finding new solutions for treatment and, more importantly, prevention.

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Military Psychology
Volume 13, Issue 52
Winter Quarterly
February 2023
Pages 147-168

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  • Receive Date: 17 January 2022
  • Revise Date: 17 July 2022
  • Accept Date: 06 August 2022

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