Emotion Regulation and Sleep Quality the Moderating role of Attachment among University Students

Abstract

Objective: Close relationships play an essential role in physical and psychological well-being.
Yet, the mechanisms through which relationship factors may enable individuals to maintain
overall health have not been widely explored. Aim of the present research is to examine the
moderating role of attachment between emotion regulation and quality of sleep among university
students. Method: The cross sectional and co relational research design was used to find out the
moderating effect of attachment between emotion regulation and quality of life. G power
software was used to compute sample size, and a total of 250 participants between the ages of 18
and 25 were chosen using the convenient sampling procedure. The information was gathered
from two universities in Pakistan, one in Islamabad and the other in Rawalpindi. Participants'
data was collected using the Demographic sheet, the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ),
the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and the Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment
(IPPA). The data was examined with SPSS version 25, and the degree of relationship was
determined using the multiple regression tests. Results: The results of the current study suggest
that Parents and Peer attachment have significant negative association with quality of sleep.
Secondly, the significant positively associated with emotion reappraisal and negatively
associated with emotional suppression among youth was found. Thirdly, the findings also
demonstrated that significant association exists between emotional regulation and sleep quality.
Conclusion: The current study concluded that the attachment plays a significant role in emotion
regulation and sleep quality.