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Developmental Patterns in Security of Attachment to Mother and Father in Late Childhood and Early Adolescence: Associations with Peer Relations

Lieberman, Melissa, Doyle, Anna-Beth, Markiewicz, Dorothy·1999·Child Development
DOI 10.1111/1467-8624.00015
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This study examined developmental differences in two dimensions of attachment security (parental availability and child dependency on parents) in late childhood (N = 274) and early adolescence (N = 267) and their association with peer relations. Children's perceptions of mother's availability and boys' perceptions of father's availability did not differ as a function of age. Dependency on parents, however, decreased with age. Findings highlight the importance of distinguishing between parental availability and reliance on parental help when measuring attachment developmentally. Children's reports of positive friendship qualities and lack of conflict in their best friendships were related to attachment to both mother and father, whereas the presence of a reciprocated friendship and popularity were not. Father availability was a particularly important predictor of lower conflict with best friends. Findings indicate that the quality of parent–child attachment generalizes primarily to the quality of children's close peer relations.

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  • The current study's findings underscore the observation that there is some uniqueness to the father-daughter attachment relationship as girls approach adolescence.

    “In the words of Lieberman et al. (1999), there appears to be some uniqueness to the father–daughter [attachment] relationship as girls approach adolescence (p. 209). The current study’s findings underscore this observation.”

    From Perceived Quality of the Mother–Adolescent and Father–Adolescent Attachment Relationship and Adolescents’ Self-Esteem (2019) · cites this paper as Lieberman et al. (1999)

  • Adolescents securely attached to their parents demonstrate more pro-social behavior, are more emotionally and socially competent, experience higher relationship quality and less conflict, and are more accepted by peers.

    “Adolescents securely attached to their parents demonstrate more pro-social behavior, are more emotionally and socially competent, experience higher relationship quality and less conflict, and are more accepted by their peers (Benson et al., 2006;Laible, 2007;Lieberman et al., 1999;Moore et al., 1998;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 Lieberman et al., 1999

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Authors
Lieberman, M., Doyle, A.-B., & Markiewicz, D.
Affiliations
Concordia University (CA)
Venue
Child Development
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
1999-01-01
Volume
70
Issue
1
Pages
202-213
ISSN
  • 0009-3920 (ISSN-L)
  • 1467-8624
DOI
10.1111/1467-8624.00015
OpenAlex
W2049421416
Cited by
354
References
3
Citations by year
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FWCI
7.23
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
Locations
  • Child Development (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Society for Research in Child Development
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Child and Animal Learning Development
Keywords
attachment security, parent-child attachment, peer relationships, best friendships, friendship conflict, popularity, reciprocal friendship, late childhood, early adolescence, gender differences
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Child, Child Development, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Object Attachment, Parent-Child Relations, Peer Group

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