A Research Study of Relationship between Attachment Style and Career Adaptability in Students

career adaptability is defined as a multidimensional construct which is linked with people capacity, in order to successful change and transfers, and such a capacity has been formed gradually in the family, since childhood. The purpose of this paper is to study the relationship between attachment styles and career adaptability, in undergraduate students of Isfahan University. Population of this study includes all undergraduate students of Isfahan University (7,279 persons) that according to Morgan's table and stratified sampling, which are proportional to volume, 415 of them were selected as sample volume. Research tools includes Hazen & Shaver (1987) attachment styles questionnaire and Saviskas & Porfeli (2012) career adaptability questionnaire which was analyzed after distribution and collection, by SPSS version 17. The research data determined that there is a meaningful positive relationship between security attachment style, career concern, control, confidence, and career curiosity (p<0.05). Also there is a significant negative relationship between insecurity attachment avoidance and career concern and has a positive relationship with career confidence, control and curiosity (p<0.05). Meanwhile, there is a significant positive relationship between insecurity attachment ambivalence and career concern and no relationship with career confidence; and significantly has a negative relationship with career control and curiosity (p<0.05). we can deduce from current study that attachment styles has an important role in career adaptability as well as explaining the career adaptability aspect, that should be attention.