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Attachment Relationships and Adolescent Psychological Health: The Influence of Romantic Relationships

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McMahon, Melissa; Wilkinson, Ross B

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Research demonstrates that attachment relationships play important roles in adolescent psychological health. The influence of romantic relationships on adjustment is less clear. Using a cross-sectional sample of 515 adolescents, the current study examines whether romantic relationships replace the influence of other attachment relationships on adolescent psychological health. Regression analyses revealed that romantic relationships did not significantly impact on the influence of other...[Show more]

dc.contributor.authorMcMahon, Melissa
dc.contributor.authorWilkinson, Ross B
dc.contributor.editorBowles, Terry
dc.coverage.spatialMelbourne, Australia
dc.coverage.temporal12th-13th November
dc.date.accessioned2005-11-24
dc.date.accessioned2006-03-27T02:16:18Z
dc.date.accessioned2011-01-05T08:30:18Z
dc.date.available2006-03-27T02:16:18Z
dc.date.available2011-01-05T08:30:18Z
dc.date.created2005
dc.identifier.isbn0909881286
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/43231
dc.identifier.urihttp://digitalcollections.anu.edu.au/handle/1885/43231
dc.description.abstractResearch demonstrates that attachment relationships play important roles in adolescent psychological health. The influence of romantic relationships on adjustment is less clear. Using a cross-sectional sample of 515 adolescents, the current study examines whether romantic relationships replace the influence of other attachment relationships on adolescent psychological health. Regression analyses revealed that romantic relationships did not significantly impact on the influence of other attachment relationships when predicting depression but did significantly decrease the influence of peer attachment for self-esteem. It is concluded that romantic relationships during adolescence do not have major direct effects on adjustment and have only a minor influence on existing attachment relationships in predicting psychological health. Findings are discussed in the light of the continuity model of interpersonal relationships.
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dc.language.isoen_AU
dc.publisherThe Australian Psychological Society
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThe 5th Annual Conference of the Australian Psychological Society’s Psychology of Relationships Interest Group
dc.sourceProceedings of Annual Conference of the Australian Psychological Society 'Psychology of Relationships Interest Group' 2005
dc.subjectadolescence adolescent attachment Romantic relationships depression self-esteem parental relationships peer relationships
dc.titleAttachment Relationships and Adolescent Psychological Health: The Influence of Romantic Relationships
dc.typeConference paper
local.description.refereedyes
local.identifier.citationpages101-106
local.identifier.citationyear2005
local.identifier.eprintid3316
local.rights.ispublishedyes
dc.date.issued2005
local.identifier.absfor170113 - Social and Community Psychology
local.identifier.absfor170102 - Developmental Psychology and Ageing
local.identifier.ariespublicationMigratedxPub9849
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationDenman, Melissa, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationWilkinson, Ross, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage101
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage106
dc.date.updated2015-12-11T10:51:04Z
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