Relationship between Attachment Styles and Cognitive Biases in Young Adults
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Attachment Styles, Cognitive Biases, Relationship, Young AdultsAbstract
The study examined the relationship between attachment styles and cognitive biases in young adults and how the attachment styles tend to affect the overall cognitive biases and leads towards cognitive biases. To observe the relationship between the variables, a quantitative study was conducted with young adults, aged 18-25, and a sample of 250 participants was taken. The sample was collected through purposive sampling from the universities of Lahore from public and private sectors. The MANOVA and Pearson correlation were performed as main analyses of the data. Overall, the results of the statical analysis shows that individuals with secure attachment style had no significant correlation with cognitive biases, however a significant correlation between the variables in of insecure attachment styles is observed, positive correlation of anxious attachment style with cognitive biases is observed with negative correlation of dependant attachment style is observed. These findings highlight that insecure attachment styles, particularly anxious and dependent patterns, play a crucial role in shaping cognitive biases among young adults, whereas secure attachment appears to serve as a protective factor.
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