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| Published: May 03, 2024
Attachment Style, Inferiority Complex and Self Concealment: A Correlation Study Among Young College Going Adults
Student, Pandit Deendayal Energy University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India Google Scholar More about the auther
Student, Pandit Deendayal Energy University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India Google Scholar More about the auther
DIP: 18.01.080.20241202
DOI: 10.25215/1202.080
ABSTRACT
This study is focuses on the finding association between Attachment styles, inferiority complex and self-concealment among college going young adults. The feeling of inadequacy and self-concealment can be tracked back to early caregiver interaction encompass heightened stress levels and a decline in psychological well-being, with subsequent impact on academic performance and social adjustment during the college years. This study comprises a sample population of 194 college students aged 18 to 25 years. This research reveals secure attachment style is negatively correlated to Inferiority complex, whereas the avoidant attachment style has positive association with self-concealment and there is positive correlation between ambivalent style, inferiority complex and self- concealment. Overall, the association between attachment style, inferiority complex and self-concealment is been found. The association between inferiority complexes with types of attachment and self-concealment provides substantial insight into the emotional struggles college students encounter. Students may acquire improved stress management skills by comprehending self-concealment and inferiority complex difficulties. This will ultimately lead to a pleasant college experience and future success in life.
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This is an Open Access Research distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any Medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
© 2024, Kumar, C. & Srivastava, S.
Received: January 26, 2024; Revision Received: April 29, 2024; Accepted: May 03, 2024
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ISSN 2348-5396
ISSN 2349-3429
18.01.080.20241202
10.25215/1202.080
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Published in Volume 12, Issue 2, April-June, 2024