Examination of the relationship between attachment styles and anger attitudes of university students

The aim of this study is to reveal the relationships between attachment styles and anger states in university students. In addition, the relationship between the demographic characteristics of the participants and the dependent and independent variables of the research will be examined. The research was carried out with the relational screening method. The sample of the study consists of 200 volunteer university students between the ages of 18-25. In order to determine the attachment styles of the participants validity and reliability study in Turkey Sumer and Gungor (1999) made by 'Relationship Scale Questionnaire' it is for the determination of using anger in Turkey validity and reliability study of Balkaya and Şahin (2003) conducted by the Multidimensional Anger Scale ' used. Descriptive and comparative statistical analysis methods were used in the study. The prepared questionnaire was subjected to reliability analysis in SPSS 22.0 for computer-based statistics program. Cronbach's Alpha method was used to measure the reliability of the survey data used in the study. According to the research findings, it was found that attachment styles affect anger dimensions and there is a positive, low-level and significant relationship between attachment level and anger symptoms sub-dimension. A positive, moderate and significant relationship was found between attachment and the situations that cause anger sub-dimension. A positive, low-level and significant relationship was found between attachment and anger-related thoughts sub-dimension, and finally, a positive, low-level and significant relationship was found between attachment and anger-related behaviors sub-dimension.