Presenting a structural equation model to investigate the relationship between attachment styles and life satisfaction with the mediating role of physical health among employed women in Qom province.

Objective: The aim of this study was to develop a structural equation model of attachment styles with life satisfaction through the mediation of physical health in working women in Qom province.Research Method: The present study was descriptive and correlational in terms of data collection method. The statistical population of the study consisted of all employed women in Qom province in 1403-1404. The sample size, based on the Cochran formula, is 384 people.To select the sample, due to the heterogeneity of the statistical population based on gender, convenience sampling was used. To collect data, the Hazan and Shaver Attachment Styles Questionnaire (1987), the Diener, Ammons, Larsen, and Griffen Life Satisfaction Questionnaire (1985), and the Lali Zadeh et al. Physical Health Questionnaire (2012) were used.Findings: The findings showed that attachment styles have a direct and significant effect on life satisfaction. Physical health has a direct and significant effect on life satisfaction. The indirect effect of attachment styles on life satisfaction through the mediating variable of physical health is 0.34. Also, the mediating effect of physical health is significant in the relationship between attachment styles and life satisfaction.Conclusion: Attachment styles, as a reflection of an individual's emotional and behavioral patterns in interpersonal relationships and methods of coping with stress, have a significant impact on individuals' mental and physical health.Women with a secure attachment style tend to have more effective coping skills to deal with environmental and psychological challenges, better manage stress, and have better physical health. This improved physical health, in turn, plays an important role in increasing overall life satisfaction.