Page No 272-281
Vidushi Arora and Neeraj Panwar
Christ (Deemed to be University), Delhi, NCR Campus
To study Empty nest syndrome in relation to the attachment style and quality of life of
parents. A sample of 100 parents whose children had left home to pursue a career,
higher education or marriage were surveyed, aged 45 to 65 years. The study used
standardised tools pertaining to the Empty Nest Syndrome, Quality of Life and
Attachment styles. To compute the findings, descriptive and inferential statistics of a
correlational research design as well as independent t test were used. In females, the
study showed that there was a negative correlation between the close attachment
style and empty nest syndrome (r=-0.20, p<0.05). Females having anxious attachment
styles reported low quality of life (r=-0.31, p<0.05). There is also intra-correlation reported
between the attachment styles in both males and females. A person’s experience
during the empty nest phase depends on a lot of factors, attachment style being one of
them. Females comfortable with being close and intimate are more likely to be adjusted
during the changing phases of one’s life. Whereas the quality of life would be affected
by keeping other things in mind. The difference in the family structure in Indian society
is too vast to generalise.