The effect of Attachment with Significant Others on Emotion Regulation and Quality of Sleep among Youth

Abstract

Purpose of the current study is to investigate the effect of attachment with significant others one motion regulation and quality of sleep among youth was to find out the impact of attachment with parents and peers on emotional regulation and sleep quality. Furthermore study find out the correlation among emotional regulation and sleep quality and in the same way the relation between attachment and sleep quality. Method: The cross-sectional co relational design was used to find out relation between variables and impact of one variables of the current study. Sample size was calculated by G power, a total number of 250 participants with age range of 18 to 25 year-old were selected by using the convenient sampling technique. The data was collected from two universities located in Islamabad and Rawalpindi Pakistan. Demographic Performa, Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ) Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment (IPPA) were used to gather data from participants. The data was analyzed using SPSS version 25, in which the Pearson’s product moment co relational test was applied to check the degree of association. Results: The results of the current study suggest that Parents and Peer attachment have significant negative association with quality of sleep. Secondly, the significant positively associated with emotion reappraisal and negatively associated with emotional suppression among youth was found. Thirdly, the findings also demonstrated that significant association exists between emotional regulation and sleep quality. Conclusion: The current study concluded that the attachment plays a significant role in emotion regulation and sleep quality.