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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

Embargo Date

3-30-2018

Electronic copy is not available through UNI ScholarWorks.

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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.