Attachment style and its relationship with trust: A study among young unmarried couples in Aizawl, Mizoram

The study explored how different attachment styles relate to the amount of trust partners in unmarried student couples in Aizawl having romantic relationships. The main purpose was to look at how people’s gender shapes attachment styles and certain aspects of trust (predictability, dependability and faith), and to explore whether there is a link between attachment and trust. It was hypothesized that significant differences between genders would be seen in attachment styles and the levels of trust they have, and that attachment styles would significantly link with trust dimensions. The research included 160 people (80 males and 80 females), using purposive sampling from Mizoram University and RIPANS College. A cross-sectional correlation design was employed. The tools comprised of Attachment Styles Questionnaire (Collins, 1996) [13] and the Trust Scale (Rempel, Holmes, & Zanna, 1985). The data was analysed using descriptive statistics, t-tests and Pearson’s correlation. It was found that males tended to believe their partners were more predictable and reliable than females did on average. Attachment-anxiety was negatively related to trust, while attachment-closeness was positively related to trust. There was a weak positive link between attachment-dependence, predictability, and faith. The importance of attachment and trust in young unmarried adult relationship are emphasized in the study.