@article{Sanober Jamil_Dr. Hina Ayaz Habib_Laila Lodhia_2020, title={Attachment Styles and Self-Esteem among Adolescents}, volume={1}, url={https://ojs.rjsser.org.pk/index.php/rjsser/article/view/143}, DOI={10.36902/rjsser-vol1-iss4-2020(11-21)}, abstractNote={<p><em>The current research aims to find the relationship between secure attachment style and self-esteem among latency adolescence. The assumptions developed for the study stated that a) secure attachment style would be positively correlated with self-esteem among Adolescents.&nbsp; b) Insecure attachment style (anxious and avoidant) would be negatively correlated with self-esteem among adolescents. The sample of the study comprised of 180 adolescents including 90 male and 90 female </em>adolescents<em> with age ranges between 12 to 16 years (M=13.27, SD=1.13) were selected through purposive sampling technique from private schools based in Karachi, Pakistan. After taking approval from the authorities, the participant’s assent to participate in the research was taken and a demographic form was administered. To measure the effect of attachment on self-esteem, the Attachment Style Classification Questionnaire (Finzi et al., 1996) and the Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965) were used. Descriptive statistics and Pearson product-moment coefficient of correlation were applied to study the correlation among the study variables. The finding shows a noteworthy relationship between secure attachment styles and self-esteem was found with an r-value of .118 and a P value of .116.</em></p&gt;}, number={4}, journal={Research Journal of Social Sciences and Economics Review}, author={Sanober Jamil and Dr. Hina Ayaz Habib and Laila Lodhia}, year={2020}, month={Dec.}, pages={11-21} }