Attachment Styles, Obsessive Love, and Repetitive Thinking Among University Students

Abstract

The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between Attachment Style, Obsessive Love, and Repetitive Thinking among university students. This correlational research was conducted in Faisalabad from November 2021 to April 2022. The sample comprised 300 university students (n=150 men, n=150 women) selected through a convenience sampling strategy from various universities in Faisalabad. The study utilized the Adult Attachment Scale (Collins & Read, 1990), the Repetitive Thinking Questionnaire (RTQ; McEvoy, Mahoney & Moulds, 2010), and the Extreme Love Beliefs Scale (Doron et al., 2014) to measure the key variables. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, and t-tests via SPSS version 26 to test the proposed hypotheses. The findings revealed a significant positive correlation (p<0.001) among all variables, with insecure attachment styles found to predict obsessive love in university students.