Does self-control influence maternal attachment? A reciprocal effects analysis from early childhood through middle adolescence

Meldrum, Ryan C.; Young, Jacob T. N.; Hay, Carter; Flexon, Jamie L.

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Does self-control influence maternal attachment? A reciprocal effects analysis from early childhood through middle adolescence

Meldrum, Ryan C., Young, Jacob T. N., Hay, Carter, Flexon, Jamie L.·2012·Journal of Quantitative Criminology

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In exploring the relationship between the attachment of children and adolescents to their mothers and self-control, researchers found that the former was significantly correlated with the latter, not in adolescence but in childhood.
“In exploring the relationship between the attachment of children and adolescents to their mothers and self-control, researchers found that the former was significantly correlated with the latter, not in adolescence but in childhood [39].”
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Authors: Meldrum, R. C., Young, J. T. N., Hay, C., & Flexon, J. L.
Affiliations: Florida International University (US)
Arizona State University (US)
Florida State University (US)
Corresponding author: Meldrum, Ryan C.
ORCID: Meldrum, Ryan C.
Young, Jacob T. N.
Hay, Carter
Flexon, Jamie L.
Venue: Journal of Quantitative Criminology
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2012-03-25
Volume: 28
Issue: 4
Pages: 673-699
ISSN: 0748-4518 (ISSN-L)
1573-7799
DOI: 10.1007/s10940-012-9173-y
OpenAlex: W2150825450
Cited by: 44
References: 84
Citations by year: 2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 7 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 2 · 2012: 1
FWCI: 10.55
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations: Journal of Quantitative Criminology (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
Keywords: self-control, maternal attachment, reciprocal effects, parent-child relationship, early childhood, adolescence

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