Research Article

Investigating the Effects of Self-Esteem on Attachment Styles in Individuals in Early Adulthood: The Mediating Roles of Emotional Dependency and Loneliness

Volume: 11 Number: 3 December 1, 2021
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Investigating the Effects of Self-Esteem on Attachment Styles in Individuals in Early Adulthood: The Mediating Roles of Emotional Dependency and Loneliness

Abstract

Investigating the concepts affecting individuals' attachment styles in early adulthood is essential for healthy and satisfying social and emotional/romantic relationships. The purpose of this study was to examine the direct effects of self-esteem, loneliness, and emotional dependency on university students’ attachment styles. In addition, this study investigated the mediating roles of emotional dependency and loneliness on the relationships between attachment styles and self-esteem. The research group consisted of 518 volunteer university students in their first adulthood. Demographic Information Form, Rosenberg Self- Esteem Scale (RSES), Experiences in Close Relationships- Revised (ECR- R), Emotional Dependency, and UCLA Loneliness Scale were used to collect the data. Pearson moments correlation coefficients, hierarchical regression analyses, and bootstrapping methods were performed to test the hypotheses. The results of hierarchical regression analysis showed that self-esteem negatively and loneliness positively predicted anxious and avoidant attachment styles. Emotional dependency positively predicted anxious attachment and negatively predicted avoidant attachment styles. In addition, the bootstrapping analysis showed that loneliness played a significant partial mediator role on the relationships between self-esteem and avoidant and anxious attachment, while emotional dependency was not a significant mediator. The findings were discussed along with the theoretical basis and the previous findings, and suggestions were presented for future studies.

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 1, 2021

Submission Date

May 17, 2021

Acceptance Date

October 30, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 11 Number: 3

APA
Kaba, K., & Güngör, A. (2021). Investigating the Effects of Self-Esteem on Attachment Styles in Individuals in Early Adulthood: The Mediating Roles of Emotional Dependency and Loneliness. Sakarya University Journal of Education, 11(3), 431-451. https://doi.org/10.19126/suje.938197
AMA
1.Kaba K, Güngör A. Investigating the Effects of Self-Esteem on Attachment Styles in Individuals in Early Adulthood: The Mediating Roles of Emotional Dependency and Loneliness. SUJE. 2021;11(3):431-451. doi:10.19126/suje.938197
Chicago
Kaba, Kübra, and Abdi Güngör. 2021. “Investigating the Effects of Self-Esteem on Attachment Styles in Individuals in Early Adulthood: The Mediating Roles of Emotional Dependency and Loneliness”. Sakarya University Journal of Education 11 (3): 431-51. https://doi.org/10.19126/suje.938197.
EndNote
Kaba K, Güngör A (December 1, 2021) Investigating the Effects of Self-Esteem on Attachment Styles in Individuals in Early Adulthood: The Mediating Roles of Emotional Dependency and Loneliness. Sakarya University Journal of Education 11 3 431–451.
IEEE
[1]K. Kaba and A. Güngör, “Investigating the Effects of Self-Esteem on Attachment Styles in Individuals in Early Adulthood: The Mediating Roles of Emotional Dependency and Loneliness”, SUJE, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 431–451, Dec. 2021, doi: 10.19126/suje.938197.
ISNAD
Kaba, Kübra - Güngör, Abdi. “Investigating the Effects of Self-Esteem on Attachment Styles in Individuals in Early Adulthood: The Mediating Roles of Emotional Dependency and Loneliness”. Sakarya University Journal of Education 11/3 (December 1, 2021): 431-451. https://doi.org/10.19126/suje.938197.
JAMA
1.Kaba K, Güngör A. Investigating the Effects of Self-Esteem on Attachment Styles in Individuals in Early Adulthood: The Mediating Roles of Emotional Dependency and Loneliness. SUJE. 2021;11:431–451.
MLA
Kaba, Kübra, and Abdi Güngör. “Investigating the Effects of Self-Esteem on Attachment Styles in Individuals in Early Adulthood: The Mediating Roles of Emotional Dependency and Loneliness”. Sakarya University Journal of Education, vol. 11, no. 3, Dec. 2021, pp. 431-5, doi:10.19126/suje.938197.
Vancouver
1.Kübra Kaba, Abdi Güngör. Investigating the Effects of Self-Esteem on Attachment Styles in Individuals in Early Adulthood: The Mediating Roles of Emotional Dependency and Loneliness. SUJE. 2021 Dec. 1;11(3):431-5. doi:10.19126/suje.938197

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