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ERIC Number: EJ1035536
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Sep
Pages: 12
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0734-2829
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Comparing Parent-Child and Teacher-Child Relationships in Early Adolescence: Measurement Invariance of Perceived Attachment-Related Dimensions
De Laet, Steven; Colpin, Hilde; Goossens, Luc; Van Leeuwen, Karla; Verschueren, Karine
Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, v32 n6 p521-532 Sep 2014
Through an examination of measurement invariance, this study investigated whether attachment-related dimensions (i.e., secure base, safe haven, and negative interactions as measured with the Network of Relationships Inventory-Behavioral Systems Version) have the same psychological meaning for early adolescents in their relationships with parents and teachers. Data were gathered for a sample of 297 families with an adolescent in Grade 7 (M[subscript age] = 11.40; 62% boys). The results indicated that perceived attachment-related dimensions have a similar meaning in parent-child and teacher-child relationships (weak metric invariance), but that no direct comparison of observed means should be made (lack of strong metric invariance). In addition, it seemed that teachers fulfill the function of secure base rather than safe haven in early adolescence.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Belgium
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