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Impact of Attachment Styles on Decision Making Styles of College Students
Research Article - Volume: 2, Issue: 2, 2026 (August)
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Shri Hari Shukla* ORCID

Department of Psychology, Dr. Harisingh Gour University, Sagar, India

*Correspondence to: Shri Hari Shukla, Department of Psychology, Dr. Harisingh Gour University, Sagar, India, E-Mail:
Received: July 02, 2026; Manuscript No: JPPC-26-2565; Editor Assigned: July 04, 2026; PreQc No: JPPC-26-2565(PQ); Reviewed: July 20, 2026; Revised: July 23, 2026; Manuscript No: JPPC-26-2565(R); Published: August 20, 2026

ABSTRACT

The study examined the effects of childhood attachment styles on adult decision making. It was hypothesized that securely attached individuals are satisficing while individuals with insecure attachments are generally maximizing in making decisions. A cross sectional design was used to collect the data from 102 young college students (age group: 18-25 years) using the Maximization Scale and Attachment Style Questionnaire. Upon the correlational analysis of the data, obtained results confirmed the hypothesis. It was concluded that students having secure attachment were predominantly satisficers whereas those with insecure attachments such as fearful, preoccupied or dismissive styles were maximizers in their decisions. Therefore, childhood attachment significantly affects future decision making.

Keywords: Attachment Styles; Decision-Making Styles; Secure Attachment; Insecure Attachment; Maximization; Satisficing; College Students

Citation: Shukla SH (2026). Impact of Attachment Styles on Decision Making Styles of College Students. J. Psychiatr. Psychol. Sci. Vol.2 Iss.2, August (2026), pp:235-240.
Copyright: © 2026 Shri Hari Shukla. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.