This paper exploits a unique ongoing experiment to analyze the effects of early rearing conditions on physical and mental health in a sample of rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). We analyze the health records of 231 monkeys that were randomly allocated at birth across three rearing conditions: mother rearing, peer rearing, and surrogate peer rearing. We show that the lack of a secure attachment r...

BACKGROUND According to Jessor's Problem Behaviour Theory (PBT) and Moffitt's theory of adolescence-limited antisocial behaviour, adolescent risk behaviours cluster and can be predicted by various psychosocial factors including parent, peer and school attachment. This study tested the potential influence of the sociocultural, or macro-level, environment on the clustering and correlates of adole...

It is unclear whether there is variation in the impact of intimate partner violence (IPV) on child peer problems, and which individual and environmental factors might predict such variation. This study uses data from 7,712 children (3,974, 51.5% boys) aged 4 from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC). Children were cross-categorized based on exposure to IPV from birth to ...

Title of Thesis: THE ROLE OF MOTHERS’ AUTHORITATIVE PARENTING IN ADOLESCENT ATTACHMENT AND SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS Kathryn Maria Beck, Master of Science, 2011 Thesis Directed by: Associate Professor Leigh A. Leslie Department of Family Science Research has shown the increasing importance of peer relationships for adolescents and a variety of positive outcomes for adolescents with quality, supporti...

Research has established the quality of attachment as an important correlate and predictor of psychological well-being. Adolescence represents an important transitional period and is associated with considerable changes in psychosocial functioning and centrally in attachment relationships. However, measures of attachment are rarely examined for their psychometric properties in adolescence. In a...

INTRODUCTION This research examines the interrelations of attachment security, feelings towards the self, and attributions about others in middle childhood. METHODS Five-to nine-year-old children (n=176) completed the Separation Anxiety Test, which provided a measure of attachment security and a puppet interview was used to assess feelings towards the self. A subset of 89 participants receive...

Youths' attachment representations with their parents were tested as moderators of the relation between peer-reported anxious solitude and self-compassion and self-criticism trajectories from fifth to seventh grades. Participants were 213 youth, 57% girls, M = 10.65 years of age. Growth curves revealed that attachment representations with both parents moderated the relation between AS and self-...

Previous literature has explored how factors such as maturation, attachment style, and security influence children’s freeplay behavior. The present study investigates a previously unexplored factor: peer presence. This is an important consideration because much of children’s play and early learning occurs in a social context with siblings and friends. We tested children (ages 2 to 11) from two ...

This study was about peer attachment and learning styles being moderated by a sense of belonging among students during the COVID-19 era. Using an analytical cross-sectional survey design, 284 final-year undergraduates were selected through stratified-proportionate convenient sampling procedures. Data gathered from respondents using Learning Preference Scale (Owens & Straton, 1980), Adol...

BACKGROUND A large number of children are currently living in Alternative Care. The relationship they establish with their temporary caregivers can play a significant role in their development. However, little has been published regarding attachment with temporary Caregivers. OBJECTIVE The aim of this review is to analyse the existing published studies regarding attachment styles in children ...