Parental and peer attachment and identity development in adolescence.

Full Abstract

The main aim of this study was to test the situational hypothesis of parent-peer conflict and the parent-peer linkages hypothesis with regard to parental and peer attachment and identity. The situational hypothesis predicts that parental attachment will be associated with school identity and peer attachment with relational identity. The parent-peer linkages hypothesis suggests that parental attachment influences peer attachment and through peer attachment school and relational identity. Data from a survey of 148 middle adolescents from various ethnic groups were used. The findings offer strong support for the situational hypothesis, and only limited evidence in favor of the parent-peer linkages hypothesis. In addition, systematic links were found between parent and peer trust and commitment, and parent and peer communication and exploration. Adolescents from ethnic minority groups reported higher levels of school commitment and exploration compared with indigenous Dutch adolescents.Copyright 2002 The Association for Professionals in Services for Adolescents. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

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Author information

Author/s: Meeus, Wim (W); Oosterwegel, Annerieke (A); Vollebergh, Wilma (W);

Affiliation: Department of Child and Adolescent Studies, Utrecht, The Netherlands. W.Meeus(-atsign-)fss.uu.nl

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: Journal of adolescence (J Adolesc), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2002-Feb; vol 25 (issue 1) : pp 93-106

Dates: Created 2002/05/15; Completed 2002/07/30; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 12009752, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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Morocco - ethnology
Multivariate Analysis
Netherlands
Object Attachment
Parent-Child Relations
Peer Group
Regression Analysis
Students - psychology
Turkey - ethnology

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