The relationship between attachment style on social adjustment and social desirability in children girls

This study aimed at predicting social adjustment and social desirability based on attachment styles among 10-12 year-old elementary students. The research design was correlational. The population included all 10-12 year-old elementary school female students in Tehran in 1393. In so doing, 205 students were selected through multi-stage random cluster sampling. The instruments were Attachment Scale in Middle Childhood Questionnaire (Ronaghi & et al, 1392), Matson Evaluation of Social Skills (1983) and Social Acceptance Test (Ford & Robin, 1970) in children. Data were analyzed by simultaneous regression analysis. The results showed that attachment styles could predict social adjustment and social desirability of students significantly (P˂0.05), (P˂0.001).