Attachment and adolescent psychosocial functioning
Attachment and adolescent psychosocial functioning
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DOI:
10.2307/1132274
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发表时间:
1998-10-01
影响因子:
4.6
通讯作者:
Bell, K
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作者:
Allen, JP;Moore, C;Bell, K
To explore the meaning and function of attachment organization during adolescence, its relation to multiple domains of psychosocial functioning was examined in a sample of 131 moderately at-risk adolescents. Attachment organization was assessed using the Adult Attachment interview; multiple measures of functioning were obtained from parents, adolescents, and their peers. Security displayed in adolescents' organization of discourse about attachment experiences was related to competence with peers las reported by peers), lower levels of internalizing behaviors las reported by adolescents), and lower levels of deviant behavior las reported by peers and by mothers). Preoccupation with attachment experiences, seen in angry or diffuse and unfocused discussion of attachment experiences, was linked to higher levels of both internalizing and deviant behaviors. These relations generally remained even when other attachment-related constructs that had been previously related to adolescent functioning were covaried in analyses. Results are interpreted as suggesting an important role for attachment organization in a wide array of aspects of adolescent psychosocial development.