The Relationship between Personality Dimensions with Attachment Styles and Identity Styles in Student with Hearing Impairment

Background and

Attachment style and identity style as two important components of personality have always been considered by researchers.Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between personality dimensions with attachment styles and identity styles in students with hearing impairment. For data analysis, correlation and multiple regression were used.

The method of this study was descriptive and correlational. The statistical population consisted of all deaf male students (under 14 years old) who were studying at Imam Sadegh Educational Institute in Mazandaran province in the 2015-2016 academic year that 62 students were selected by sampling method as sample. For collecting data, Eysenck personality questionnaire (Eyesenck,1975), attachment style (Collins & Reid,1990), and identity style questionnaire (Berzoneski,1989) were used.

The results of correlation and regression analysis showed that only anxiety attachment style with confused identity styles in students with hearing impairment has a significant correlation (0.412). There is no significant correlation between avoidant and secure attachment styles with identity styles. Also, the results showed that none of the dimensions of personality were able to predict attachment styles and identity styles of students with hearing impairment (P > 0.05).

Based on the results of this study, only with regard to the attachment style and identity style, it is not possible to predict the mental attributes of people with hearing impairment such as suspicion of the surrounding people. Therefore, other variables should also be studied.