Timing of Parental Separation and Attachment to Parents in Adolescence: Results of a Prospective Study from Birth to Age 16  

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Belsky, Jay ; Woodward, Lianne J. ; Fergusson, David M.

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Journal of Marriage and the Family vol. 62 no. 1 (Feb. 2000), page 162-174.
Topik: adolescence; attachment; parent-child relationship; parental separation; divorce

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Perpustakaan PKPM Nomor Panggil: J43 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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Using prospective longitudinal data from the Christchurch Health and Development Study (CHDS), this paper examines the effects of parental separation on the quality of adolescents' attachment to parents and their perceptions of parental core and overprotection during childhood. Exposure to parental separation was significantly associated with lower attachment to parents in adolescence and more negative perceptions of maternal and paternal care and protection during childhood. When examined in relation to the developmental timing of first separation, a linear relationship between the age at first separation and later parental attachment and perceived part!l1t chill; relations was found. The younger the age of the child at the time of separation. the lower their subsequent parental attachment and the more likely they were to perceive both their mother and father as less caring and more over protective. No gender differences were found in children' s response to parental separation. These findings persisted after control for the confounding effects offamily social background, marital conflict, parenting, child behavior. and remarriage. Results supported the importance of the early childhood years for the development ()( a secure and enduring attachment relationship between children and their parents.

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