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Adolescent Perceived Attachment to Parents in Relation to Competence, Depression, and Anxiety

A Longitudinal Study

Bibliographic Data

ID11670649
AuthorsDennis R Papini (Western Illinois University, corresponding author), Lori A Roggman (0000-0002-0048-9518, Utah State University)
Year1992
Volume12
Issue4
Pages420-440
Publication date1992-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of Early Adolescence (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0272-4316 • E-ISSN: 1552-5449
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0272431692012004005
OpenAlexW2092528667
LanguageEN
Citations received47
References cited27

Attachment theory leads to the suggestion that the supportive function of attachment relations may be most salient during early adolescent transitions, such as the child's transition into junior high. To test these effects, questionnaire measures of attachment to parents, emotional autonomy, perceived self-competence, depression, and anxiety were completed by forty-seven 12-year-olds at three times: the last semester of sixth grade, the first 2 months of seventh grade (in a junior high school), and the last semester of seventh grade. Correlational results revealed that attachment to parents was significantly and positively correlated with measures of self-perceived competence, especially during the child's transition into junior high (Time 2). Also, attachment to parents was found to be significantly but negatively related to adolescent feelings of depression and anxiety. These results support the expected emergence, during transitional periods, of the buffering effect of parent-adolescent attachment for adolescent feelings of competence and emotional well-being

Anxiety · Attachment theory · Autonomy · Competence (human resources · Developmental psychology · Feeling · Psychiatry · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Psychology · Social Psychology

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