Leeftijdsgebonden veranderingen in kwaliteit van gehechtheid van adolescenten aan vader en moeder

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine the development of quality of attachment of adolescents to their parents during adolescence and the role that gender differences play in this development, using latent growth curve analysis. In 288 families, adolescents reported on their attachment relationships with their parents. Quality of attachment changes during adolescence, and these changes are influenced by both gender of the adolescent and gender of the attachment figure. Results showed that change in mean level of quality of attachment to mother appeared to be non-linear for boys, whereas mean level of attachment of adolescent girls to their mothers showed a linear decline. Results for attachment to father were opposite, with a linear decline in quality for boys, and a non-linear development for girls.