Several childhood factors are reported to be associated with a homosexual orientation in men, including gender nonconformity and rejection by parents and peers. The purpose of this study was to explore the associations between these childhood factors and attachment anxiety (the tendency to experience anxiety regarding potential loss and rejection in close relationships) and attachment avoidance...

This study was carried out on the moderating effect of peer attachment on the relationships between religiosity and worldview, and on how hedonistic behaviour among Malaysian undergraduate students is shaped by such influences. With regard to peer attachment, the study focused on the influences of communication, trust and alienation among youth. Bronfenbrenner's theory of human ecology and Arms...

This study assessed the correlates of self-control and police contact in a sample of Chicago public high school students. The investigation examined the effects of parental attachment/identification, family structure, and peer association on self-control and the effects of parental attachment/identification, family structure, peer association, and self-control on police contact. Differences bet...

This study investigated age and gender differences in the quality of attachment to mothers, fathers, and peers, and the association of attachment with measures of self-evaluation in 584 Chinese adolescents in junior high, high school, and university. Their responses to the Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment indexed attachment quality, and self-evaluation was measured by the Rosenberg Self-...

Mentalizing Mediates the Relation Between Attachment and Peer Problems Among Inpatient Adolescents Amanda Venta Ph.D. & Carla Sharp Ph.D. To cite this article: Amanda Venta Ph.D. & Carla Sharp Ph.D. (2015) Mentalizing Mediates the Relation Between Attachment and Peer Problems Among Inpatient Adolescents, Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy, 14:3, 323-340, DOI: 10.1080/1528916...

BACKGROUND Hikikomori (acute social withdrawal) is a social issue in Japan that affects both the society and the lives of the individual sufferers. AIMS This study aims to connect attachment theory and hikikomori by using a culturally sensitive psychosocial developmental model that outlines the various stages of attachment throughout the developmental years. METHOD Twenty-four hikikomori su...

Background Insecure attachment is a precursor and correlate of borderline personality disorder. According to the mentalization-based theory of borderline personality disorder, the presence of insecure attachment derails the development of the capacity to mentalize, potentially resulting in borderline pathology. While one prior study found support for this notion in adolescents, it neglected a f...