One of the most essential factors that might influence our ability to cope with the majority of d... more One of the most essential factors that might influence our ability to cope with the majority of decisional situations in young adulthood is our relationship with our parents or caregivers in our childhood. Adaptive decision-making styles are regarded as the best decision-making styles since they allow us to make good decisions. The purpose of this study is to better understand and explain the relationship between decision-making styles and parental attachment in young adulthood. The Melbourne Decision-Making Questionnaire and the Adult Attachment Interview were used on a sample of young adults in the study. The results found that respondents who grew up with secure attachment are more likely to adopt adaptive decision-making styles, whereas respondents who grew up with insecure attachment tended to adopt maladaptive patterns. It was also shown that some individuals with insecure attachment tend to adopt adaptive strategies to make their decisions. The study emphasized the importance of handling young adults' needs for safety and security from early infancy, developing the bond of trust between parents or caregivers and the child, and focusing on the quality of attachment in childhood. Some of the study's implications are discussed and recommendations for making better decisions are suggested.
Journal of advanced research in social sciences, Dec 20, 2021
Promoting the psychological well-being of abandoned children raises specific issues. These childr... more Promoting the psychological well-being of abandoned children raises specific issues. These children have no choices but to live in residential child care institutions. They are called to take part in society, to become autonomous and competent adults. However, these children present difficulties that result in impairment of self-esteem and are identified by negative feelings, as well as failures in their relationship with others. Researchers point out that the satisfaction of the three basic psychological needs: the need for autonomy, the need for social affiliation and the need for competence, is essential to the growth of the individual’s integrity and well-being. Our ultimate interest is to contribute through this work, to the development of educational practices and the quality of care in the child care institutions. From this perspective, this qualitative research aims to explore the educators’ perceptions of psychological well-being of abandoned children, actions they take and the contributions of professional services to promote it. Semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with educators (N=10) in a residential child care institution. The results show that the educator’s perceptions of psychological well-being go in the same direction as the definitions of psychological well-being in the scientific literature. The majority of their actions tend towards satisfaction of the three fundamental psychological needs, which are essential to the development of psychological well-being. They also underlined the important role of professional services, material and human resources in this direction. This research allowed identifying five specific ways to promote the psychological well-being of abandoned children in the residential child care institutions.
Journal of Innovation in Psychology, Education and Didactics, 2023
Individuals make decisions in different styles. The Decision-Making Style (DMS) influences person... more Individuals make decisions in different styles. The Decision-Making Style (DMS) influences personal development and predicts important clinical indicators. This research aimed to adapt and validate the Melbourne Decision-Making Questionnaire (MDMQ) in the Moroccan context. This questionnaire allows us to identify four DMSs: vigilance, buck-passing, procrastination, and hypervigilance. The factor analysis confirms the four dimensions proposed by the authors of MDMQ. The internal consistency and means of the four DMSs obtained are almost identical to those obtained in previous studies. The intercorrelations of the subscales are consistent with the four-factor theoretical model of Jannis and Mann's conflict theory of decision-making. The psychometric characteristics obtained from this study justify the applicability of the MDMQ to Arabic-speaking young adults in Morocco. This measure may be applied in a variety of disciplines, including education and management.
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2023
The aim of this study was to adapt and validate the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI), relying on ... more The aim of this study was to adapt and validate the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI), relying on content validity of the AAI, using discourse analysis and test-retest reliability as proposed in the literature. We hypothesized that participants with the same attachment style would use similar semantic systems, and that people who belong to different categories of attachment would use divergent semantic systems. Overall, 20 participants volunteered to take part in this research. The interviews were transcripted, coded and classified following the AAI protocol instructions, relying on the classification and coding system manual. We created a textual corpus composed of the interview transcripts. Each interview was analyzed manually. Of the 20 interviews, 35% were classified as secure attachment style, 50% a dismissing style, 15% and a preoccupied style. The reliability of the AAI classifications was quite high (75%).Results confirmed the relationship between attachment category and representations, In particular, the secure participants tend to be metacognitive, distinguished by a coherent mind and transcript, while dismissive participants exhibited to idealization, passivity of thought and inability to recall, and preoccupied participants prone to an incoherence of mind and transcript, due to their indulgence in talking about the memories of the past, which are still present with all their emotional charge.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE AND EDUCATION RESEARCH STUDIES, 2023
A Person’s reactions and human behavioral information may be easily understood and anticipated if... more A Person’s reactions and human behavioral information may be easily understood and anticipated if the personality traits underlying differences are correctly identified. The purpose of this study is to examine the adaptation and validation of the Big Five Inventory 2 Short Form (BFI-2-S) in the Moroccan context. This measure identifies the five major personality traits of persons: extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, negative-Emotionally, and open-mindedness. The factor analysis confirms the five domains described by the BFI-2-S authors. The means and internal consistency of the five domains obtained are very satisfactory and close to those found in previous studies. The psychometric properties obtained from this study support the BFI-2-S's applicability to Arabic-speaking young adults in the Moroccan context.
One of the most essential factors that might influence our ability to cope with the majority of d... more One of the most essential factors that might influence our ability to cope with the majority of decisional situations in young adulthood is our relationship with our parents or caregivers in our childhood. Adaptive decision-making styles are regarded as the best decision-making styles since they allow us to make good decisions. The purpose of this study is to better understand and explain the relationship between decision-making styles and parental attachment in young adulthood. The Melbourne Decision-Making Questionnaire and the Adult Attachment Interview were used on a sample of young adults in the study. The results found that respondents who grew up with secure attachment are more likely to adopt adaptive decision-making styles, whereas respondents who grew up with insecure attachment tended to adopt maladaptive patterns. It was also shown that some individuals with insecure attachment tend to adopt adaptive strategies to make their decisions. The study emphasized the importance of handling young adults' needs for safety and security from early infancy, developing the bond of trust between parents or caregivers and the child, and focusing on the quality of attachment in childhood. Some of the study's implications are discussed and recommendations for making better decisions are suggested.
Journal of advanced research in social sciences, Dec 20, 2021
Promoting the psychological well-being of abandoned children raises specific issues. These childr... more Promoting the psychological well-being of abandoned children raises specific issues. These children have no choices but to live in residential child care institutions. They are called to take part in society, to become autonomous and competent adults. However, these children present difficulties that result in impairment of self-esteem and are identified by negative feelings, as well as failures in their relationship with others. Researchers point out that the satisfaction of the three basic psychological needs: the need for autonomy, the need for social affiliation and the need for competence, is essential to the growth of the individual’s integrity and well-being. Our ultimate interest is to contribute through this work, to the development of educational practices and the quality of care in the child care institutions. From this perspective, this qualitative research aims to explore the educators’ perceptions of psychological well-being of abandoned children, actions they take and the contributions of professional services to promote it. Semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with educators (N=10) in a residential child care institution. The results show that the educator’s perceptions of psychological well-being go in the same direction as the definitions of psychological well-being in the scientific literature. The majority of their actions tend towards satisfaction of the three fundamental psychological needs, which are essential to the development of psychological well-being. They also underlined the important role of professional services, material and human resources in this direction. This research allowed identifying five specific ways to promote the psychological well-being of abandoned children in the residential child care institutions.
Journal of Innovation in Psychology, Education and Didactics, 2023
Individuals make decisions in different styles. The Decision-Making Style (DMS) influences person... more Individuals make decisions in different styles. The Decision-Making Style (DMS) influences personal development and predicts important clinical indicators. This research aimed to adapt and validate the Melbourne Decision-Making Questionnaire (MDMQ) in the Moroccan context. This questionnaire allows us to identify four DMSs: vigilance, buck-passing, procrastination, and hypervigilance. The factor analysis confirms the four dimensions proposed by the authors of MDMQ. The internal consistency and means of the four DMSs obtained are almost identical to those obtained in previous studies. The intercorrelations of the subscales are consistent with the four-factor theoretical model of Jannis and Mann's conflict theory of decision-making. The psychometric characteristics obtained from this study justify the applicability of the MDMQ to Arabic-speaking young adults in Morocco. This measure may be applied in a variety of disciplines, including education and management.
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2023
The aim of this study was to adapt and validate the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI), relying on ... more The aim of this study was to adapt and validate the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI), relying on content validity of the AAI, using discourse analysis and test-retest reliability as proposed in the literature. We hypothesized that participants with the same attachment style would use similar semantic systems, and that people who belong to different categories of attachment would use divergent semantic systems. Overall, 20 participants volunteered to take part in this research. The interviews were transcripted, coded and classified following the AAI protocol instructions, relying on the classification and coding system manual. We created a textual corpus composed of the interview transcripts. Each interview was analyzed manually. Of the 20 interviews, 35% were classified as secure attachment style, 50% a dismissing style, 15% and a preoccupied style. The reliability of the AAI classifications was quite high (75%).Results confirmed the relationship between attachment category and representations, In particular, the secure participants tend to be metacognitive, distinguished by a coherent mind and transcript, while dismissive participants exhibited to idealization, passivity of thought and inability to recall, and preoccupied participants prone to an incoherence of mind and transcript, due to their indulgence in talking about the memories of the past, which are still present with all their emotional charge.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE AND EDUCATION RESEARCH STUDIES, 2023
A Person’s reactions and human behavioral information may be easily understood and anticipated if... more A Person’s reactions and human behavioral information may be easily understood and anticipated if the personality traits underlying differences are correctly identified. The purpose of this study is to examine the adaptation and validation of the Big Five Inventory 2 Short Form (BFI-2-S) in the Moroccan context. This measure identifies the five major personality traits of persons: extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, negative-Emotionally, and open-mindedness. The factor analysis confirms the five domains described by the BFI-2-S authors. The means and internal consistency of the five domains obtained are very satisfactory and close to those found in previous studies. The psychometric properties obtained from this study support the BFI-2-S's applicability to Arabic-speaking young adults in the Moroccan context.
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