The quality of parent/child relationships in adolescence is associated with poor adult psychosocial adjustment
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This study used data gathered over the course of a New Zealand longitudinal study (N = 924) to examine the relationships between measures of parental bonding and attachment in adolescence (age 15–16) and later personal adjustment (major depression; anxiety disorder; suicidal behaviour; illicit drug abuse/dependence; crime) assessed up to the age of 30. Key findings included: 1) There were significant (p < 0.05) and pervasive associations between all measures of attachment and bonding and later outcomes. 2) Structural equation modelling showed that all measures of bonding and attachment loaded on a common factor reflecting the quality of parent/child relationships in adolescence. 3) After adjustment for covariates there were modest relationships (β = 0.16–0.17) between the quality of parent/child relationships in adolescence factor and later adjustment. The study findings suggest that the quality of parent/child relationships in adolescence is modestly related to later psychosocial functioning in adulthood.
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Attachment relationships with parents serve important functions long after infancy.
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- Authors
- Raudino, A., Fergusson, D. M., & Horwood, L. J.
- Affiliations
- University of Otago (NZ)
- Corresponding author
- Fergusson, David M.
- Venue
- Journal of Adolescence
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2013-01-24
- Volume
- 36
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 331-340
- ISSN
- 0140-1971 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9254
- OpenAlex
- W2039624805
- Cited by
- 114
- References
- 2
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- FWCI
- 16.97
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- hdl.handle.net
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of Adolescence (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Otago University Research Archive (University of Otago) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- 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
- parent-child relationship, parental bonding, attachment, adolescence, major depressive disorder, anxiety disorders, suicidal behavior, illicit drug abuse, crime, longitudinal cohort
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Anxiety Disorders, Crime, Depression, Female, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, New Zealand, Object Attachment, Parent-Child Relations, Parents, Surveys and Questionnaires, Social Adjustment, Models, Statistical, Suicidal Ideation
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