The correlation between emotion regulation and attachment styles in undergraduates.

PURPOSE

This study defines the emotion regulation difficulties experienced by undergraduate students and their attachment styles and determines the relationship between them.

DESIGN AND METHODS

In this study, 586 undergraduates participated by filling in the difficulties in the emotion regulation scale and the relationship styles questionnaire. We used a descriptive correlational study design to analyze these data.

FINDINGS

Difficulties in emotion regulation were negatively correlated with secure attachment and positively correlated with insecure attachment.

PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS

Psychiatric nurse educators can organize emotion regulation groups and create a module that teaches attachment styles and their correlation, available to students from all departments.