ERIC Number: EJ769874
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 18
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
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The Relation of Attachment Security to Adolescents' Paternal and Peer Relationships, Depression, and Externalizing Behavior
Allen, Joseph P.; Porter, Maryfrances; McFarland, Christy; McElhaney, Kathleen Boykin; Marsh, Penny
Child Development, v78 n4 p1222-1239 Jul-Aug 2007
The relation of attachment security to multiple domains of psychosocial functioning was examined in a community sample of 167 early adolescents. Security of attachment organization, assessed using the Adult Attachment Interview, was linked to success in establishing autonomy while maintaining a sense of relatedness both with fathers and with peers, even after accounting for predictions from qualities of the mother-teen relationship. Growth curve analyses revealed links of insecurity to increasing patterns of externalizing behavior and higher and stable patterns of depressive symptoms across adolescence. Implications for a developing theory of the connections of the attachment system to multiple domains of functioning in adolescence are discussed.
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Depression (Psychology), Attachment Behavior, Correlation, Parent Child Relationship, Peer Relationship, Behavior Problems, Psychological Patterns, Interviews, Personal Autonomy, Gender Differences, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Adult Attachment Interview
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