TY - JOUR AU - Sanober Jamil, AU - Dr. Hina Ayaz Habib, AU - Laila Lodhia, PY - 2020/12/26 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Attachment Styles and Self-Esteem among Adolescents JF - Research Journal of Social Sciences and Economics Review JA - RJSSER VL - 1 IS - 4 SE - Articles DO - 10.36902/rjsser-vol1-iss4-2020(11-21) UR - https://ojs.rjsser.org.pk/index.php/rjsser/article/view/143 SP - 11-21 AB - 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.  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 adolescents 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. ER -