2020 INSPIRE Student Research and Engagement Showcase
Presentation Type
Open Access Poster Presentation
Keywords
Sleep--Psychological aspects; Interpersonal relationships;
Abstract
The goal of this study was to examine if sleep quality (e.g., onset latency, efficiency, daytime sleepiness) mediates the links between insecure attachment styles and conflict communication styles (i.e., criticism, contempt, defensiveness, and stonewalling). About 244 undergraduate students answered questions about sleep, attachment style characteristics, and conflict characteristics in their current or previous romantic relationships. Sleep was found to explain the relationship between attachment styles and conflict communication styles when flooding was used as an indicator for stonewalling. However, further research is needed to better understand why people with insecure attachment styles tend to use negative styles of conflict communication.
Start Date
17-4-2020 12:00 PM
End Date
17-4-2020 4:00 PM
Faculty Advisor
Dilbur Arsiwalla
Department
Department of Psychology
Student Type
Graduate Student
Copyright
©2020 Alyssa McCoy
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
McCoy, Alyssa and Arsiwalla, Dilbur D., "The Mediating Role of Sleep in the Link between Attachment Styles and Conflict Styles in Romantic Relationships" (2020). INSPIRE Student Research and Engagement Conference. 62.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/csbsresearchconf/2020/all/62
The Mediating Role of Sleep in the Link between Attachment Styles and Conflict Styles in Romantic Relationships
The goal of this study was to examine if sleep quality (e.g., onset latency, efficiency, daytime sleepiness) mediates the links between insecure attachment styles and conflict communication styles (i.e., criticism, contempt, defensiveness, and stonewalling). About 244 undergraduate students answered questions about sleep, attachment style characteristics, and conflict characteristics in their current or previous romantic relationships. Sleep was found to explain the relationship between attachment styles and conflict communication styles when flooding was used as an indicator for stonewalling. However, further research is needed to better understand why people with insecure attachment styles tend to use negative styles of conflict communication.
