Paternal/maternal attachment, peer support, social expectations of peer interaction, and depressive symptoms
Liu, Y.-L.
Adolescence 41(164): 705-721
2006
ISSN/ISBN: 0001-8449 PMID: 17240776 Document Number: 600190
The aim of this study was to investigate how paternal and maternal attachment might relate to adolescents' peer support, social expectations of peer interaction, and depressive symptoms; 1,144 8th graders in Taiwan participated in the study. The relationships were examined through a structural equating modeling. Consistent with theoretical formulations, adolescents with secure attachments to parents reported higher peer support, fewer negative expectations, and fewer depressive symptoms. Paternal and maternal attachment contribute almost equally to adolescents' social expectations of peer interaction and depressive symptoms. Attachment to the same-sex parent was related to adolescents' perceived peer support.