THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ATTACHMENT STYLES AND SOCIAL ANXIETY: AN INVESTIGATION WITH TURKISH UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Abstract

This study was aimed at investigating the relationship between attachment styles and social anxiety. The sample consisted of 600 (300 females, 300 males) university students. Attachment styles and social anxiety levels of university students were measured using the Relationship Scales Questionnaire (Griffin & Bartholomew, 1994), and Social Anxiety Scale (Ozbay & Palanci, 2001), respectively. Multiple regression analysis and correlation analysis were employed to analyze data. Attachment styles were found to be significantly correlated with social anxiety.