Coping Strategies and Attachment Styles in Individuals with Disorder and without It Gender Identity (A Comparison Study)

The aim of article was to study the coping strategies and attachment styles in individuals with gender identity disorder and without it. The research was a causal-comparative study. The society of the study included all individuals with or without Gender identity disorder in Tehran. 60 individuals were selected through available sampling method, 30 individuals with sexual identity disorder and 30 individuals without it; which had been matched by age, educational and social levels. They were handed to fill the coping strategies inventory of Carver, Scheier and Weintraub (1989) and Revised Adult Attachment Scale. In analysis of data analysis and t test are applied. Results indicated that insecure attachment style is more common among individuals with gender identity disorder than others without it, and they use emotion focused coping strategies than others without it. According to the results, attachment styles affect adult relationships, mental health and coping strategies.