Relationship between positive emotions, adult attachment style and life satisfaction among adults

Pages:182-185
Mohsina Nabi and Touseef Rizvi (Department of Psychology, University of Kashmir, Srinagar)

The present study investigates the relationship between positive emotions, adult attachment style and life satisfaction among adults. A purposive sample of 100 adults (50 males and 50 females) aged from 23-34 years was taken. Dispositional positive emotions scale DPES (Shoita, 2006), Relationship questionnaire (Bartholomew and Horowitz, 1991) and Satisfaction with life scale (Deiner, 1985) were used to assess positive emotions, adult attachment style and life satisfaction respectively. Results revealed positive and significant correlation between positive emotions and life satisfaction. Adult attachment style showed no significant correlation with life satisfaction. However positive emotions and attachment styles showed differential association. In case of gender, positive emotions showed significant difference. Also only one attachment style showed significant difference with gender. Finally life satisfaction did not show any significant correlation with gender.