The structural relationship between attachment styles and coping strategies with mediation of defense mechanisms in mothers of children with cancer

The main objective of the present research is to determine the structural relationship between attachment styles and coping strategies with mediation of defense mechanisms. Descriptive correlation has been considered as the research method. The statistical population consists of all the mothers of the children with cancer who have referred to the hospitals and cancer clinics during 2014-2015. The samples over 200 parents were selected via convenient sampling. To collect field data, questionnaires of attachment style, coping strategies and defense mechanisms have been used. Data analysis was made using software SPSS and Lisrel. With regard to the results from the present research, there is a significant structural relationship between attachment styles and coping strategies with mediation of defensive mechanisms in mothers of children with cancer.