fa روان شناسی تکاملی Evolutionary Psychology پژوهشي Original <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#3366ff;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="line-height:2;"><b>Objective</b>: This study investigated whether adult attachment styles (anxiety and avoidance) mediate the relationship between perceived spousal presence/availability and emotional security among married women.<br> <b>Methods</b>: A cross-sectional correlational design was used with 372 married women aged 20&ndash;55 in Tehran, selected via multistage sampling from community centers, family clinics, and an online survey. Instruments included the Spousal Presence and Availability Scale (SPAS-8), Experiences in Close Relationships&ndash;Short Form (ECR-S12), and the Affective Emotional Security Scale (AESS-10). All measures showed acceptable reliability (&alpha;, &omega; &ge; .79) and construct validity (CFA indices: CFI &asymp; .95, RMSEA &asymp; .05). Data were analyzed using Pearson correlations, hierarchical regression (controlling for demographics), and mediation analyses with 5000 bootstraps.<br> <b>Results</b>: Spousal presence correlated strongly with emotional security (r = .62, p < .001). Regression results showed that spousal presence explained 29% of the variance in emotional security (&beta; = .49, p < .001). When attachment anxiety and avoidance were added, the effect of presence decreased (&beta; = .28, p < .001). Both attachment anxiety (&beta; = &ndash;.31) and avoidance (&beta; = &ndash;.18) significantly predicted lower emotional security. Mediation analyses indicated significant indirect effects through reduced anxiety (ab = .15, 95% CI [.10, .22]) and avoidance (ab = .07, 95% CI [.03, .13]), with partial mediation confirmed (VAF &asymp; 40%).<br> <b>Conclusions</b>: Spousal presence directly enhances emotional security in married women, while reductions in attachment anxiety and avoidance partly explain this effect. Findings highlight the value of couple-based interventions that foster partner responsiveness and attachment security.</span></span></span></span></div> Emotional security, Spousal presence, Attachment styles, Mediation, Married women 0 0 http://ieepj.hormozgan.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-556-2&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Maryam Mansobi 100319475328460011578 0009-0003-5682-5810 No Department of psychology, IsG.C., Islamic Azad University, Islamabad Gharb, Iran. Shima Parandin Shima.parandin@iau.ac.ir 100319475328460011579 100319475328460011579 Yes Department of psychology, IsG.C., Islamic Azad University, Islamabad Gharb, Iran.