Emotional Autonomy versus Detachment: Revisiting the Vicissitudes of Adolescence and Young Adulthood.

Ryan, Richard M.; Lynch, John H.

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ERIC Number: EJ387660

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Publication Date: 1989

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Emotional Autonomy versus Detachment: Revisiting the Vicissitudes of Adolescence and Young Adulthood.

Ryan, Richard M.; Lynch, John H.

Child Development, v60 n2 p340-56 Apr 1989

Emotional autonomy was examined in three studies of adolescents and young adults. Subjects of the studies were 148 seventh graders, 213 high school students, and 104 undergraduates, respectively. Discussion concerns the conceptualization of attachment versus detachment, dependence, and autonomy in theories of adolescence. (RJC)

Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Higher Education, Junior High School Students, Parent Child Relationship, Secondary Education, Secondary School Students, Social Cognition, Undergraduate Students

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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