Impact of Fearful-Avoidant Attachment Styles on Emotional Maturity Among Young Adults

Abstract

Attachment, in general, is an emotional bond which one develops during his early years of life, a typical bond between the infant and the caregiver, between the parent and the child where the child gets his primary needs met. Attachment in psychology, as clarified by Bowlby (1969), is the enduring mental connectedness between individuals, which is accepted to be resolved in the early years of life. The present study aims to investigate the impact of fearful avoidant attachment styles on emotional maturity on young adults. Sample in the present study included 120 young adults from different parts of Uttar Pradesh. After analysis of the data, findings revealed that there is a level of significance at 0.01 level (2-tailed) between emotional maturity and fearful avoidant attachment style.