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The Protective Role of Sleep in the Associations Between Insecure Adult Attachment Styles and Emotion Regulation
Award Winner
Recipient of the 11th Annual Graduate Student Symposium Scholarship Award, Poster Presentations - Third Place (2018)
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Presentation Type
Poster Presentation (Electronic Copy Not Available)
Keywords
Attachment disorder; Sleep--Psychological aspects;
Abstract
Insecure attachment styles have been shown to negatively impact several aspects of mental and physical health; in particular, dysregulation in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. An association exists between insecure attachment and difficulties in emotion regulation. This current research further examined the relationship between insecure attachment styles and difficulties in emotion regulation, and explored a potential protective moderator between insecure attachment and emotion regulation: sleep. The impact of proper sleep hygiene on HPA axis regulation and its subsequent positive impact on physical and mental health is documented. In addition, we explored associations among attachment styles, emotion regulation, sleep, and gender. We recruited 160 undergraduate students from the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) using SONA Participant Systems. Participants were asked to complete multiple questionnaires regarding different facets of sleep, attachment styles, emotion regulation, and background information. Our results were examined using moderated multiple regression, one-way ANOVAs, and correlations. Research on how proper sleep hygiene may moderate emotion regulation in people with insecure attachment styles is important in guiding therapeutic techniques for better mental and physical health.
Start Date
3-4-2018 11:00 AM
End Date
3-4-2018 1:30 PM
Year of Award
2018 Award
Faculty Advisor
Dilbur Arsiwalla
Department
Department of Psychology
Copyright
©2018 Kristin Rooff
Embargo Date
3-30-2018
The Protective Role of Sleep in the Associations Between Insecure Adult Attachment Styles and Emotion Regulation
Insecure attachment styles have been shown to negatively impact several aspects of mental and physical health; in particular, dysregulation in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. An association exists between insecure attachment and difficulties in emotion regulation. This current research further examined the relationship between insecure attachment styles and difficulties in emotion regulation, and explored a potential protective moderator between insecure attachment and emotion regulation: sleep. The impact of proper sleep hygiene on HPA axis regulation and its subsequent positive impact on physical and mental health is documented. In addition, we explored associations among attachment styles, emotion regulation, sleep, and gender. We recruited 160 undergraduate students from the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) using SONA Participant Systems. Participants were asked to complete multiple questionnaires regarding different facets of sleep, attachment styles, emotion regulation, and background information. Our results were examined using moderated multiple regression, one-way ANOVAs, and correlations. Research on how proper sleep hygiene may moderate emotion regulation in people with insecure attachment styles is important in guiding therapeutic techniques for better mental and physical health.
