University of Mohaghegh Ardabili Preventive Counseling 2783-1825 5 2 2024 05 01 Prediction of Love Stories based on Attachment Styles and Self-differentiation in University Students 121 138 2997 10.22098/jpc.2024.13571.1186 EN Samira Shida M.A in Counselling, Quchan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Quchan, Iran. Sara Vajd M.Sc. Department of Counselling, Payam-e Noor University of Isfahan, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Isfahan, Iran Samaneh Gholizadeh Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Amol Branch, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Amol, Iran. Navab Kazemi Ph.D. Department of Psychology, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran. Journal Article 2023 08 27 The purpose of this research was to predict love stories based on attachment styles and self-differentiation in students. This was a cross-sectional correlational research. The statistical population of this research consists of students of Rasht university in 2022-2023. 223 people were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling method. The Love Stories Scale (Sternberg, 1996), Revised Adult Attachment Scale (Collins & Reid 1990), and Differentiation of self-inventory-short form (Drake, 2011), were used to collect the data. Data were analyzed using SPSS-24 software and multivariate regression analysis method The findings of the study showed that attachment styles and self-differentiation can predict the love as a story of students, and the contribution of self-differentiation components was higher (41.3%). The value of the standardized regression coefficient (Beta) for the reactivity component (β=0.243, P<0.01), my position (β=0.169, P<0.01), emotional fault (P<0.01, β=0.194), and mixing with others (P<0.01, β=0.203). Thus, it was concluded that self-differentiation positively and meaningfully predicts love stories in students. The results of the current research show the importance of the role of self-differentiation and attachment styles in students, which can be effective in designing counseling programs in university counseling centers. https://jpc.uma.ac.ir/article_2997_257ace0650d4ff991cb6cae594693fe5.pdf