The extent and function of parental attachment among first-year college students
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The extent and function of the parent-child bond, conceptualized according to Ainsworth's (M.D.S. Ainsworth, M. C. Blehar, E. Walters, and S. Wally [1978],Patterns of Attachment: A Psychological Study of the Strange Situation, Erlbaum Associates, Hillsdale, NJ) model of attachment, was explored for a group of first-year college students (N=173) at a selective, prestigious, northeastern university. Overall, students' descriptions of their parental relationships were positive and resembled Ainsworth's secure attachment type. Most students viewed their parents as a secure base, encouraging independence and remaining available as a source of support when needed. Furthermore, students indicated that they sought parental help more than a moderate amount in situations of stress. For female students, close parental relationships were found to be positively associated with self-reports of assertion.
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Attachment contributed to social anxiety and subsequent experiences in close relationships in the potentially stressful college transition.
“it is not surprising that attachment contributed to social anxiety and subsequent experiences in close relationships in this potentially stressful transition (Kenny, 1987;Lu, 1994).”
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- Authors
- Kenny, M. E.
- Affiliations
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
- Corresponding author
- Kenny, Maureen E.
- ORCID
- Kenny, Maureen E.
- Venue
- Journal of Youth and Adolescence
- Published
- 1987-02
- Volume
- 16
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 17-29
- ISSN
- 0047-2891 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-6601
- OpenAlex
- W2027856681
- Cited by
- 417
- References
- 41
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 4.72
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Journal of Youth and Adolescence (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth
- Keywords
- parental attachment, parent-child bond, first-year college students, secure attachment, secure base, parental support, stress, gender differences, assertiveness, independence
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