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Background and Purpose: The relationship between the quality of attachment and psychological injuries include a wide range of psychological research. The aim of this study was to compare the attachment styles in normal students and those with high depressive symptoms. Materials and methods: This case-control research involved the population of female university students at the Teacher Training University of Tehran during the education year 2010-2011. The sample included 82 students (41 depressed and 41 normal). The instruments were Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)، clinical interview and Revised Adult Attachment Scale (Collins & Read، 1990). To analyze the data the multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was used in SPSS 16. Results: Mean scores of the depressed and non-depressed students in three attachment styles (secure، avoidance insecure and ambivalent insecure) were 55.44±4.33، 12.59±2.55، 13.13±2.77، 18.69±4.23، 13.35±3.01 and 88.44±1.67 respectively. The mean score of depressed insecure ambivalent style was higher than that of the non-depressed group (F=5.59، P
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