Evaluating the Predictive Role of Attachment Style, Love Attitude and Spiritual Intelligence on Quality of Life

Authors

  • Freya Vyas Department of Psychology, Vasant Kanya Mahavidyalaya, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, India https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3331-0258
  • Khushboo Ashokkumar Mishra Department of Psychology, Vasant Kanya Mahavidyalaya, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8252-7409

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47679/jopp.8214372026

Keywords:

attachment style, love attitudes, spiritual intelligence, quality of life, young adults

Abstract

Quality of life (QoL) is shaped by a complex interplay of relational and psychological processes, yet the integrated contribution of attachment styles, love attitudes, and spiritual intelligence remains insufficiently understood, particularly in non-Western contexts. The present study examined the predictive role of these constructs in a sample of 201 young adults (18–30 years) in India. Participants completed standardized measures of attachment, love attitudes, spiritual intelligence, and QoL. Data were analysed using hierarchical multiple regression to assess the incremental contribution of each set of predictors. Attachment styles significantly predicted QoL in the initial model, with anxious attachment negatively associated and dependent attachment positively associated with QoL. The inclusion of love attitudes explained additional variance, with eros and pragma emerging as negative predictors and mania as a positive predictor. In the final step, spiritual intelligence contributed significant incremental variance, with personal meaning production and conscious state expansion emerging as positive predictors. However, in the combined model, only selected predictors retained significance, indicating substantial shared variance across constructs. These findings suggest that quality of life is best understood as an outcome of interacting relational and meaning-making systems, where attachment-based regulation and existential resources play a more foundational role than romantic attitudes alone. The results are discussed in light of attachment theory, meaning-making frameworks, and the cultural context of emerging adulthood in India.

Author Biographies

Freya Vyas, Department of Psychology, Vasant Kanya Mahavidyalaya, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Freya Vyas: Freya Vyas completed her postgraduate studies at Vasant Kanya Mahavidyalaya, Banaras Hindu University, and is currently engaged in independent professional work in the field of psychology.

Khushboo Ashokkumar Mishra, Department of Psychology, Vasant Kanya Mahavidyalaya, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Khushboo Ashokkumar Mishra is a BHU (Gold) Medalist at the postgraduate level and completed her PhD at Banaras Hindu University. She began her academic career in 2017 as an Assistant Professor at Gaya College, Magadh University, and currently serves as an Assistant Professor at Vasant Kanya Mahavidyalaya, Banaras Hindu University, where she continues to contribute actively to teaching and research.

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2026-04-11

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Vyas, F., & Mishra, K. A. (2026). Evaluating the Predictive Role of Attachment Style, Love Attitude and Spiritual Intelligence on Quality of Life. Journal of Psychological Perspective, 8(2), 63–70. https://doi.org/10.47679/jopp.8214372026

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