Abstract
Examined in this study were the relations between adolescent ratings of parental attachment (affective quality of parental relationship and parental fostering of autonomy) and self-reported psychological well-being over the 1-year period from the eighth to the ninth grade. Through structural equation modeling, relations between adolescent perceptions of parental attachments and psychological well-being (positive view of self and low levels of depressive symptoms) at Grades 8 and 9 were tested separately for girls and for boys. Adolescent ratings of maternal and paternal attachment at Grade 8 contributed to changes in well-being 1 year later for boys only. Adolescent boys' ratings of well-being at Grade 8 were associated with changes in ratings of attachment to father from the eighth to the ninth grade.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 221-243 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| Journal | Journal of Early Adolescence |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 1998 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
- Sociology and Political Science
- Life-span and Life-course Studies