Abstract
<jats:p>The subject of the present study was the analysis of the relationship between attachment styles, perception of parental attitudes and feeling of worry in a group of young adults in Poland. A total of 100 individuals, aged 18–25 years (M = 24.7; SD = 3.21), were studied. The following research tools were used: a demographic questionnaire of the author’s own design, the Questionnaire of Attachment Styles (KSP) by M. Plopa, the Parent-Child Relationship Questionnaire (PCRQ) adapted by W. Kowalski, and the Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ), adapted by K. Janowski. The results of the study indicate a positive relationship between the anxiety-- ambivalent attachment style in childhood and worry in young adults; a negative relationship between the loving parental attitude of fathers and worry. An increase in worry is also supported by fathers’ rejecting attitudes. Regression analysis showed that the variables that most explain worry are anxiety-ambivalent, avoidant attachment style and fathers’ loving parental attitude.</jats:p>