Paternal and Maternal Attachment: A Multifaceted Perspective on Adolescents’ Friendship

Wong, Tak‐Ming; Konishi, Chiaki; Cho, Soo Bin

doi:10.1007/s10826-019-01552-z

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“…On the other hand, boys tend to relate more instrumentally through shared activities. In addition, boys tend to experience greater relation and security with peers of the same sex rather than the opposite, whereas this does not occur with girls [79,83,88,89,92]. Among girls, it is more common to establish a secure bond, with greater warmth and affection, while with boys it is more common to establish a colder bond with less affection.…”

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“…However, boys show a tendency to have less affective relationships. The relationships they establish are more focused on sharing time or doing activities with their friends [79,83,88,89,92]. In addition, among girls, it is more frequent to establish a secure bond, with greater warmth and affection, while with boys it is more frequent to establish a colder bond with less affection [81].…”

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Parental Attachment and Peer Relationships in Adolescence: A Systematic Review

Delgado

Sarrato

Martínez

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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According to attachment theory, children’s early experiences with their primary caregivers, in terms of protection and security, are the basis for socioemotional development and for the establishment of close relationships throughout their lives. During adolescence, friends and peers become a primary developmental environment, and thereby establishing quality bonds with peers will foster good psychological adjustment. The aim of the present study was to review the evidence on the relation of parental attachment to the quality of peer relationships during adolescence. A systematic review was conducted according to the recommendations of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. The search was performed in the PsycInfo, Scopus, and Web of Science (WOS) databases. Inclusion criteria were studies published since 2001, in English, that are academic publications in scientific journals, that explore adolescence, and that analyze the relationship between attachment styles and adolescent peer interactions. The search resulted in 1438 studies, of which 19 studies met the criteria and were included in the review. The results highlighted that secure attachment predicts and promotes the creation of affective relationships with peers and friends based on communication, support, intimacy, trust, and quality. In addition, some variables, such as gender differences or family characteristics, were found to be involved in attachment and provide a better understanding.

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Parental Attachment and Peer Relationships in Adolescence: A Systematic Review

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Sarrato

Martínez

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“…The AAAAI measures attachment from a dimensionally via attachment anxiety (e.g., 'I need a lot of reassurance that I am loved by my mother/father') and avoidance (e.g., 'I don't feel comfortable opening up to my mother/father'). Although the AAAAI has previously been used as a 36-item measure (Wong et al, 2020), recent validation of this instrument (see Persram & Konishi, 2022) suggests that two items be dropped, which were done with the present study. This resulted in 18 items for the attachment avoidance scale and 14 items for the attachment anxiety scale, which were rated on a 7-point Likert scale, ranging from 1 ('disagree strongly') to 7 ('agree strongly').…”

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“…Additionally, Wong et al (2020) studied how the associations for each attachment avoidance and anxiety with mothers and fathers were associated with global positive and negative friendship quality. In line with previous work, adolescents who perceived greater attachment avoidance with each parent reported fewer positive friendship features (e.g., intimate disclosure and reliable alliance), and greater paternal-adolescent attachment anxiety is associated with more negative features of friendship.…”

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Differential effects of maternal‐ and paternal‐adolescent attachments on friendship security and intimacy

Persram

Konishi

2022

British J of Dev Psycho

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The present study examined the differential contributions of adolescent‐reported maternal and paternal attachment anxiety and avoidance on friendship security and intimacy. Participants were 776 Canadian adolescents between the ages of 13 and 19 years (M = 15.18, SD = 1.58) who provided ratings of their perceived attachment avoidance and anxiety towards their mothers and fathers and responded to measures of friendship security and intimacy. Findings showed that maternal and paternal attachment avoidance and not anxiety negatively predicted friendship security. Moreover, maternal attachment avoidance was negatively associated with friendship intimacy. Multigroup analyses showed that security was negatively predicted by maternal anxious attachment for junior high school boys and girls. Additionally, paternal avoidant attachment was negatively associated with friendship intimacy for junior high school boys and girls. These findings highlight the unique effects associated with maternal and paternal attachment on specific friendship features and underscore the importance of the role of fathers in adolescence.

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“…Historically, the attachment security literature has focused on maternal attachment. While the field has shifted in recent years towards emphasizing the importance of both mothers and fathers (Agerup et al, 2015; Benn, 1986; Etzion-Carasso & Oppenheim, 2000; Wong et al, 2020), a significant portion of published findings still neglect paternal attachment and suggest that maternal attachment is more important to a child’s developmental trajectory (Bailhache et al, 2019; McElwain & Booth-LaForce, 2006) and in predicting mental health outcomes (Newman et al, 2016). Critical to the current study, recent works suggests that secure paternal attachment may exert unique influence on mental health after controlling for maternal attachment (Agerup et al, 2015; Murray & Murray, 2010).…”

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The importance of attachment to fathers in Latinx mental health

Venta

Walker

Bailey

et al. 2021

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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The impact of attachment to fathers on mental health in Latinx communities is understudied and not fully understood, though extant research focusing on maternal attachment forms a solid base of knowledge regarding the importance of attachment (to mothers) on mental health. The broad aim of this study was to examine the importance of paternal attachment in relation to maternal attachment on mental health in Latinx young adults. The current study used two large, young adult samples: one collected in Latin America ( n = 774) and one collected in the United States ( n = 1084). We hypothesized that paternal attachment would be a significant predictor of internalizing (emotional symptoms), externalizing (hyperactivity, conduct problems), and interpersonal (social problems, prosocial behavior) functioning beyond maternal attachment. Exploratory analyses examined whether paternal communication, trust, or feelings of alienation, three established facets of attachment, differentially related to mental health outcomes. Findings broadly supported hypotheses, as attachment to fathers made a significant, incremental contribution to all outcome variables. Further, paternal alienation emerged as a potent potential risk factor, while paternal trust emerged as a potential protective factor for mental health outcomes in these samples. This study is the first to endeavor to understand the links between paternal attachment and mental health beyond maternal attachment in two distinct samples with varying immigration statuses, countries of residence, and cultural norms and has important implications for working with Latinx populations from a clinical, assessment, and research standpoint.

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Paternal and Maternal Attachment: A Multifaceted Perspective on Adolescents’ Friendship

Cited by 11 publications

References 57 publications

Parental Attachment and Peer Relationships in Adolescence: A Systematic Review

Parental Attachment and Peer Relationships in Adolescence: A Systematic Review

Differential effects of maternal‐ and paternal‐adolescent attachments on friendship security and intimacy

The importance of attachment to fathers in Latinx mental health

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