Developmental Trajectories of Adult Romantic Attachment: Assessing the Influence of Observed Interactions With Family of Origin

The present study evaluates longitudinal trajectories of adult romantic attachment during adulthood using latent growth curve modeling. We also tested how observed family interactions were related to trajectories of attachment-related anxiety and avoidance from ages 25 to 31 years (on average). Stability coefficients for attachment variables across 6 years were around .50. Growth modeling results suggested that people tend to become less anxious as they mature into adulthood and that there were individual differences in changes during this period. Although family interaction quality in the adolescent years predicted levels of romantic attachment anxiety and avoidance in young adulthood, this association did not extend to changes in attachment between the ages of 25–31 years. Overall, it seems that attachment variables demonstrate some degree of consistency over time even as the average trend is for declines in anxiety. Moreover, adolescent interactions with parents were not strong predictors of changes in attachment during adulthood. This is consistent with the view that family relationships during adolescence are associated more strongly with the stable components of attachment rather than dynamic aspects in adulthood.

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Transactional relations between developmental trajectories of executive functioning and internalizing and externalizing symptomatology in adolescence

Development and Psychopathology ◽

10.1017/s0954579420001054 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-12

Author(s):

Alexis Brieant ◽

Brooks King-Casas ◽

Jungmeen Kim-Spoon

Keyword(s):

Executive Functioning ◽

Developmental Trajectories ◽

Adolescent Psychopathology ◽

Primary Caregiver ◽

Latent Growth Curve ◽

Time Data ◽

Latent Growth ◽

Curve Modeling ◽

Internalizing And Externalizing ◽

Time Point

Abstract Adolescence is a period of social, physical, and neurobiological transitions that may leave individuals more vulnerable to the development of internalizing and externalizing symptomatology. Extant research demonstrates that executive functioning (EF) is associated with psychopathology outcomes in adolescence; however, it has yet to be examined how EF and psychopathology develop transactionally over time. Data were collected from 167 adolescents (47% female, 13–14 years old at Time 1) and their primary caregiver over 4 years. At each time point, adolescents completed three behavioral tasks that capture the underlying dimensions of EF, and both adolescents and their primary caregiver completed measures of adolescent psychopathology. Latent growth curve modeling was used to test the associations between initial levels and trajectories of EF and psychopathology. Results indicated that higher initial levels of internalizing and externalizing symptomatology were associated with lower EF at Time 4 (controlling for Time 1 EF). Initial levels of EF did not predict changes in internalizing and externalizing symptomatology. These findings suggest that early psychopathology may be a risk factor for maladaptive EF development in adolescence.

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Using subgroup discovery and latent growth curve modeling to identify unusual developmental trajectories

10.4324/9781003025245-18 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 244-268

Author(s):

Axel Mayer ◽

Christoph Kiefer ◽

Benedikt Langenberg ◽

Florian Lemmerich

Keyword(s):

Growth Curve ◽

Developmental Trajectories ◽

Growth Curve Modeling ◽

Latent Growth Curve Modeling ◽

Latent Growth Curve ◽

Subgroup Discovery ◽

Latent Growth ◽

Curve Modeling

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Modeling the Nature of Grammar and Vocabulary Trajectories From Prekindergarten to Third Grade

Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research ◽

10.1044/2018_jslhr-l-17-0090 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 61 (4) ◽

pp. 910-923 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Laura Justice ◽

Kate Cain ◽

Hui Jiang ◽

Jessica Logan ◽

Rongfang Jia ◽

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Keyword(s):

Developmental Trajectories ◽

Latent Growth Curve ◽

Growth Trajectories ◽

Latent Growth ◽

Child Gender ◽

Family Socioeconomic Status ◽

Vocabulary Skills ◽

Curve Modeling ◽

Language Growth ◽

Grade 3

Purpose This study investigated the longitudinal development of 2 important contributors to reading comprehension, grammar, and vocabulary skills. The primary interest was to examine the trajectories of the 2 skill areas from preschool to 3rd grade. Method The study involved a longitudinal sample of 420 children from 4 sites. Language skills, including grammar and vocabulary, were assessed annually with multiple measures. Multivariate latent growth curve modeling was used to examine the developmental trajectories of grammar and vocabulary, to test the correlation between the 2 domains, and to investigate the effects of demographic predictors on language growth. Results Results showed that both grammar and vocabulary exhibited decelerating growth from preschool to Grade 2. In Grade 3, grammar growth further flattened, whereas vocabulary continued to grow stably. Growth of vocabulary and grammar were positively correlated. Demographic characteristics, such as child gender and family socioeconomic status, were found to predict the intercept but not the slope of the growth trajectories. Conclusions Children's growth in grammar skills is differentiated in a number of important ways from their growth in vocabulary skills. Results of this study suggest the need to differentiate these dimensions of language when seeking to closely examine growth from preschool to primary grades.

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