Investigation of the Relationship Between Secondary School Students’ Attachment Styles and Self-Regulation Levels

In this study the aim was to investigate the relationship between secondary school students' attachment styles and self-regulation levels. The study also examined whether the attachment styles and self-regulation levels differed according to gender, class level and school type variables. In the study, a relational survey model was preferred from among quantitative research methods. The sample of the research consist of 205 female and 169 male students, a total of 374 volunteers from 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grades, who were educated in private and state secondary schools located in the üsküdar district of Istanbul. The data were collected using the Personal Information Form, the Kerns Secure Attachment Scale and the Perceived Self-Regression Scale. In the analysis of the data, an independent t-test, one way variance analysis (Anova) and Pearson Moments Multiplication Correlation were used. As a result of the analysis, there was a significant positive correlation between attachment styles and self-regulation levels. At the same time, attachment styles and self-regulation levels differed according to school types