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Self-Esteem Moderates the Relationship Between Secure Attachment and Internalizing and Externalizing Problems in Preadolescence

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ID13664410
AuthorsTaylor J Irvine (0000-0001-8388-9738, Florida Atlantic University, corresponding author), Christopher D Aults (Department of Psychology, King's College, Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA), Meenakshi Menon (Alliant International University California School of Professional Psychology, Alhambra, CA, USA)
Year2022
Volume126
Issue2
Pages758-774
Publication date2022-01-05
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/00332941211061699
PMID34983257
OpenAlexW4205857194
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited44

This longitudinal study examined the interactive effects of secure attachment and self-esteem on change in internalizing and externalizing problems in a sample of preadolescents. 407 youth ( M age = 11.1 years) completed measures of self-esteem, secure attachment style, and peer nomination inventories tapping internalizing and externalizing problems at the beginning of the fourth and fifth grades. Results suggest that internalizing and externalizing problems may be reduced for securely attached youth with high self-esteem. Implications for future research are examined, along with a discussion on clinical applications of studies involving interaction effects

Developmental psychology · Externalization · Longitudinal study · Nomination · Preadolescence · Self-esteem · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Personality Disorders and Psychopathology · Psychology · Social Psychology

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