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Attachment Styles, Emotional Dysregulation and Anxiety among Young Adults: A Mediational Study

Author(s) Mr. Hitarth Mahajan
Country India
Abstract Objective:
The present study aimed to examine the relationships among attachment styles, emotional dysregulation, and anxiety in emerging adults, with a focus on whether emotional dysregulation accounts for the association between attachment insecurity and anxiety.
Method:
A sample of 199 college and university students aged 18–25 years participated in the study. Participants completed the Adult Attachment Scale (AAS), the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale–16 (DERS-16), and the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI). Pearson correlation and regression analyses were conducted to examine associations among variables. Gender differences were also assessed.
Results:
Attachment insecurity was positively associated with both emotional dysregulation and anxiety. Emotional dysregulation emerged as a strong predictor of anxiety, and the direct relationship between attachment and anxiety became non-significant when emotional dysregulation was included in the regression model, suggesting that emotional dysregulation accounts for this association. Subscale analysis indicated that limited access to effective emotion regulation strategies was the strongest predictor of anxiety. No significant gender differences were observed.
Conclusion:
The findings suggest that emotional dysregulation plays a central role in explaining the relationship between attachment insecurity and anxiety in emerging adults. These results highlight the importance of targeting emotion regulation processes in interventions aimed at reducing anxiety.
Keywords attachment styles, emotional dysregulation, anxiety, emerging adulthood, gender differences
Field Sociology > Philosophy / Psychology / Religion
Published In Volume 8, Issue 3, May-June 2026
Published On 2026-05-03
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i03.77111
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