Journal of Advanced Research in Social and Behavioural Sciences 11, Issue 1 (2018) 68-74 68 Journal of Advanced Research in Social and Behavioural Sciences Journal homepage: www.akademiabaru.com/arsbs.html ISSN: 2462-1951 Impact of Attachment Styles on Social Isolation and Impulsiveness among Patients with Gender Dysphoria Sumaya Batool 1,* , Sheharyar Ahmad 1 1 Department of Psychology, University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Pakistan ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Article history: Received 18 January 2018 Received in revised form 6 February 2018 Accepted 8 February 2018 Available online 7 May 2018 Present study examined links between social isolation, impulsiveness and relationship attachment in patients with gender dysphoria. Total number of patients was (N = 40) with age range of 25-40 years (M = 28.3; SD = 4.48). Sample was selected through purposive sampling method. To measure adult attachment styles, impulsiveness and social isolation, relationship questionnaire (RQ), impulsiveness scale(revised) and friendship scale was used respectively. Statistical analysis revealed that patients with gender dysphoria manifested higher levels of social isolation and impulsiveness. While, Pearson correlation analysis indicated significant negative correlation between impulsiveness and social isolation. Moreover, results of linear regression analysis identified all attachment styles as significant predictors of social isolation. In addition, secure attachment style is significant negative predictor of attention impulsiveness and non-planning impulsiveness. Furthermore, the pre-occupied attachment style positively predicts the non planning impulsiveness and attention impulsiveness. Similarly, dismissing attachment style negatively predicts non-planning impulsiveness. Findings of the study can provide a significant aid for mental health practitioners working with gender dysphorics. It can also help in developing a better management plan as it gives more insight in understanding different aspects of their psychological life. Keywords: Relationship attachment, social isolation, impulsiveness Copyright © 2017 PENERBIT AKADEMIA BARU - All rights reserved 1. Introduction There is an innate desire of human being to maintain important and positive relationships, human possess ability, of motivation for interpersonal relationship, by birth and this ability protect them and increase the chances of survival in life hardships [1]. Interpersonal relationship can also be defined as bonding or attachment and attachment is a desire to obtain and maintain closeness with other individual [2]. According to Love and Murdock [3] different attachment styles have been linked to psychological wellbeing. The process of attachment to the caregiver initiated early in life and a four months old infant can use perception to locate their mother. According to [2] infants can recognize that how * Corresponding author. E-mail address: sumaya.batool@uos.edu.pk (Sumaya Batool) Penerbit Akademia Baru Open Access