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Peer Attachment: A Meta-analytic Review of Gender and Age Differences and Associations with Parent Attachment

Gorrese, Anna, Ruggieri, Ruggero·2012·Journal of Youth and Adolescence
DOI 10.1007/s10964-012-9759-6
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In adolescence, peers represent key actors within individual social network. Given the relevance of peer connections and the growing literature examining them, the purpose of this article was to review, through a meta-analytic approach, studies on adolescent and youth peer relationships within the theoretical framework of attachment. First, we synthesized results of 44 studies focused on relationships between parent and peer attachment. Second, we summarized findings of 54 studies reporting gender differences on peer attachment. Third, we computed an overall effect for age differences on peer attachment documented in 19 studies. Main findings highlighted that parent attachment is moderately correlated to peer attachment; that females were significantly more attached to their peers than males; and that the correlation between age and peer attachment was not significant. This set of findings was confirmed examining both overall peer attachment as well as specific dimensions of attachment, such as trust and communication. Furthermore, since a significant heterogeneity was found across studies, we tested the effects of various categorical (i.e., year and language of publication, country, attachment measure) and continuous (i.e., mean age and percentage of females of the sample, number of items of the peer attachment scale) moderators related to characteristics of the study samples and designs. Implications of these findings for future research are discussed. A focus on cultural d…

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  • Many studies support the view that attachment bonds shape future relationships.

    “To date, many studies support this view (Gorrese & Ruggieri, 2012;McGinn et al., 2005;Roisman et al., 2005;Tiwari & Garg, 2015)”

    From Social anxiety mediates the effect of attachment to parents on friendships and loneliness during the college transition (2023) · cites this paper as Gorrese & Ruggieri, 2012

  • There is accumulating evidence that gender differences exist in attachment, social anxiety, and domains of experiences within close relationships.

    “There is accumulating evidence that gender differences exist in attachment, social anxiety, and domains of experiences within close relationships.”

    From Social anxiety mediates the effect of attachment to parents on friendships and loneliness during the college transition (2023) · cites this paper as Gorrese & Ruggiere, 2012

  • Compared to men, women are more attached to peers, report higher peer trust, are more communicative, show higher social skills and self-efficacy, have more mutual friendships, are more socially anxious, and self-report greater positive friendship quality.

    “Compared to men, women are more attached to their peers, report higher peer trust and are more communicative (Gorrese & Ruggiere, 2012), show higher social skills and self-efficacy, have more mutual friendships (Erath et al., 2010), are more socially anxious (La Greca & Lopez, 1998;Selfhout et al., 2009), and selfreport greater positive friendship quality (Weimer et al., 2004).”

    From Social anxiety mediates the effect of attachment to parents on friendships and loneliness during the college transition (2023) · cites this paper as Gorrese & Ruggiere, 2012

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Authors
Gorrese, A., & Ruggieri, R.
Affiliations
University of Salerno (IT)
Corresponding author
Gorrese, Anna
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Youth and Adolescence
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2012-04-03
Volume
41
Issue
5
Pages
650-672
ISSN
  • 0047-2891 (ISSN-L)
  • 1573-6601
DOI
10.1007/s10964-012-9759-6
OpenAlex
W2019104053
Cited by
337
References
136
Citations by year
2026: 34 · 2025: 26 · 2024: 39 · 2023: 38 · 2022: 29 · 2021: 41 · 2020: 28 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 18 · 2017: 18 · 2016: 17 · 2015: 22 · 2014: 11 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 1
FWCI
1.64
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
peer attachment, parental attachment, gender differences, age differences, adolescent peer relationships, trust, communication, attachment theory, peer relationships, cultural differences
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Psychology, Adolescent, Age Factors, Female, Humans, Male, Parent-Child Relations, Parents, Peer Group, Personality Development, Sex Factors

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