ATTACHMENT STYLES, COPING STRATEGIES, AND PERCEIVED STRESS IN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
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0021-06-12
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This study aimed at examining the relationship between attachment styles, coping
strategies, and perceived stress in university students. It also aimed to understand the
role of attachment styles and coping strategies as predictors of perceived stress in
university students. A sample of undergraduate university students (N=200) between
the ages of 19 and 24 (M = 1.35, SD = .48) was taken from HEC-recognized
universities in Lahore. All participants completed Adult Attachment Scale (Collins &
Read, 1990), Brief-Cope (Carver, 1997), and Perceived Stress Scale (Cohen, 1994).
Results showed a significant positive relationship between anxiety attachment and
perceived stress. It also stated that coping strategies such as self-distraction, denial,
emotional support, instrumental support, behavioral disengagement, and self-blame
also have a positive correlation with perceived stress. The results also stated that close
attachment was a predictor of perceived stress. Coping strategies such as religion,
acceptance, active coping, and behavioral disengagement also predicted perceived
stress among university students. Significant gender differences were there in close
and dependent attachment styles among university students. Males had a more close
and dependent attachment style than females.