The Relationship between Attachment and Post-Traumatic Growth of North Korean Refugees: The Mediation Effects of Mentalization Moderated by Self-Determined Solitude Motivation

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This research aims to verify the mediating effect of mentalization between attachment and post-traumatic growth in North Korean refugees while exploring how self-determined solitude motivation influences this relationship.
Survey administered to 300 North Korean refugees aged 19-69, with 276 valid responses analyzed.
Utilized SPSS 25.0 and PROCESS macro for data analysis.
Examined the effects of anxious and avoidant attachment in relation to post-traumatic growth and mentalization.
Significant mediating effect of mentalization between attachment and post-traumatic growth was found.
The relationship between anxious attachment and mentalization varies based on the level of self-determined solitude motivation.
No significant mediation effect was found for avoidant attachment regarding post-traumatic growth when moderated by self-determined solitude motivation.

Investigates how attachment influences growth after trauma in North Korean refugees, highlighting the role of mentalization and solitude motivation.

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