scholarly journals Attachment to Parents during Adolescence and Its Impact on Their Psychological and Social Adjustment

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mrs. Shalini Singh
Keyword(s):  
Attachment Theory ◽  
Social Adjustment ◽  
Adolescent Adjustment ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Internal Working Model ◽  
Self In Relation ◽  
Internal Working ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Early Relationships ◽  
The Impact

The notion of attachment has been defined in different ways, but something which is identical in all definitions is that attachment is an essential ingredient for normal Human Development. From a developmental perspective, attachment theory has served as an important framework in understanding relationships throughout the lifespan. Attachment theory explains how individuals cope with conflict and assume various interpretations from the behaviors of others. From the experiences of early attachment relationships with a primary caregiver, the internal working model (IWM) becomes a mental representation of expectations and beliefs about the self in relation to others. The parent-child relationship serves as a prototype for future relationships of the child. It is this first relationship that the child uses as a template to apply to future relationship experiences. In short, the qualities of early relationships predict later relationships, and success in later relation-ships takes root in lifespan development. The present article provides a brief synopsis of the changes that occur during adolescence and describes what attachment is, why it continues to be important and how it is transformed during adolescence. It summarizes major findings on the impact of attachment on adolescent adjustment and discusses strategies for supporting healthy adolescent-parent attachment and also describes the secure and insecure attachments, patterns during adolescence towards parents and impact on their social & Psychological adjustment.

The relative efficacy of two interventions in altering maltreated preschool children's representational models: Implications for attachment theory

2002 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 877-908 ◽  
Author(s):  
SHEREE L. TOTH ◽  
ANGELINE MAUGHAN ◽  
JODY TODD MANLY ◽  
MARY SPAGNOLA ◽  
DANTE CICCHETTI
Keyword(s):  
Attachment Theory ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Developmental Theory ◽  
Parenting Skills ◽  
Relationship Expectations ◽  
Self In Relation ◽  
Internal Working ◽  
Narrative Story ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Mother Child Relationship

A narrative story-stem task was used to evaluate the efficacy of two competing, developmentally informed preventive interventions for maltreated preschoolers and their mothers designed to modify children's internal representations of self and of self in relation to other. One hundred and twenty-two mothers and their preschoolers (87 maltreated and 35 nonmaltreated) served as participants. Maltreating families were randomly assigned to either the preschooler–parent psychotherapy (PPP, n = 23), psychoeducational home visitation (PHV, n = 34), or community standard (CS, n = 30) intervention group at baseline. Thirty-five nonmaltreating (NC) families served as comparisons. Narratives were administered to children at baseline and at the postintervention evaluation. Children in the PPP intervention evidenced more of a decline in maladaptive maternal representations over time than PHV and CS children and displayed a greater decrease in negative self-representations than CS, PHV, and NC children. Also, the mother–child relationship expectations of PPP children became more positive over the course of the intervention, as compared to NC and PHV participants. These results suggest that an attachment-theory informed model of intervention (PPP) is more effective at improving representations of self and of caregivers than is a didactic model of intervention directed at parenting skills. Findings are discussed with respect to their implications for developmental theory, with a specific focus on attachment theory and internal working models of relationships.

What About the Parental Response?: The Effect of Delinquency and Anger on Parental Monitoring

2021 ◽  
pp. 106648072199251
Author(s):  
Jeremiah W. Jaggers ◽  
Sara Tomek ◽  
Lisa M. Hooper ◽  
Missy T. Mitchell-Williams ◽  
Wesley T. Church
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Analysis ◽  
Parental Monitoring ◽  
Parenting Behaviors ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Parent Behaviors ◽  
Youth Outcomes ◽  
Parental Response ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Youth Behaviors

Parental monitoring is a set of correlated parenting behaviors involving attention to and tracking of the child’s whereabouts, activities, and adaptations. The impact of parental monitoring is ubiquitous and has broad relevance for youth outcomes. Similarly, although less commonly investigated, youth behaviors can impact parents’ or caregivers’ responses or behaviors. Longitudinal analysis was used to assess the gendered effects of youth behaviors—defined as internalized anger, externalized anger, and delinquency—on parent behaviors (i.e., parental monitoring). Results showed that adolescent’s levels of internalized anger, externalized anger, and delinquency were predictive of parental monitoring. Specifically, as the adolescents aged, parental monitoring decreased and parental monitoring was differentiated based on gender. Results and implications for the parent–child relationship are discussed.

PUBLIC HEALTH, NURSING AND MEDICAL SOCIAL WORK

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1950 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 569-573
Author(s):  
EUNICE W. WILSON
Keyword(s):  
Social Adjustment ◽  
Physical Disability ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Handicapped Child ◽  
Training Methods ◽  
School Age ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Medical Social Work ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Health Nursing

The term "handicapped child" tends to put emphasis upon the handicap rather than the child. There is still undue emphasis in many types of physical disability upon how a specific handicap can be overcome by special education or training methods, without sufficient attention to whether the child is having the normal relationships and social experiences necessary to equip him later to compete in adult society. If the ultimate goal for the child who is handicapped is participation with nonhandicapped children in normal life situations, the total needs of the child, as well as those for his specific handicap, must be considered. This discussion portrays a method which individualizes a child and his needs in order to facilitate his social adjustment. Although the principles expressed have been drawn from experience with preschool children, they are applicable to some extent to all age groups. It is recognized, however, that problems arising in school age and adolescence may require different or additional types of service. The reaction of parents to knowledge of a child's handicap is of great significance in the child's adjustment. The following reactions seem fairly general: 1. The basic parent-child relationship is somewhat threatened and feelings about the child may undergo change.

The Parent–Child Relationship and Sport Parents’ Experiences of Burnout and Engagement

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 218-233
Author(s):  
J.D. DeFreese ◽  
Travis E. Dorsch ◽  
Travis A. Flitton
Keyword(s):  
Youth Sport ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Psychosocial Experiences ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Study Results ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Parents Experiences ◽  
Parent Child

Burnout and engagement are important psychological outcomes in sport with potential to impact athletes as well as sport parents. The present study examined associations among markers of the sport-based parent child-relationship (warmth and conflict) and parent burnout and engagement in organized youth sport. Youth sport parents (N = 214) aged 26–66 years (M = 43.2,SD = 6.2) completed valid and reliable self-report assessments of study variables. Study results showcased warmth, but not conflict, in the parent–child relationship as a significant negative contributor to global burnout and a significant positive contributor to global engagement in sport parents. Results offer preliminary insight into the impact of parent–child warmth in sport on parents’ experiences of burnout and engagement. Findings have implications for future research and practice designed to promote positive psychosocial experiences for sport families.

The impact of capitalist-led neoliberal agenda’s on parents and their children

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-108
Author(s):  
Rachael Sanders
Keyword(s):  
Social Relationships ◽  
Social Systems ◽  
Primary Caregivers ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Social Morality ◽  
Social Agents ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
The Social ◽  
Children's Beliefs ◽  
The Impact

AbstractOne of the most important social relationships in any community is that of parent and child. Parents and primary caregivers are typically tasked with raising their children; however, they are but one of many social agents and structures that contribute to childrens’ overall socialisation. Children’s beliefs, values and behaviours are influenced by the broader social systems in which they are raised, including social and economic ideologies. This commentary aims to build an argument based on a broad collection of literature and research, that Australia’s current variegated form of neoliberalism has the potential to create friction within the parent–child relationship, and questions about the social morality of this position are raised.

scholarly journals Developmental trajectory from early responses to transgressions to future antisocial behavior: Evidence for the role of the parent–child relationship from two longitudinal studies

2013 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanghag Kim ◽  
Grazyna Kochanska ◽  
Lea J. Boldt ◽  
Jamie Koenig Nordling ◽  
Jessica J. O'Bleness
Keyword(s):  
Antisocial Behavior ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Externalizing Behavior ◽  
Family Study ◽  
Developmental Trajectory ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
The Family ◽  
Early Relationships ◽  
Parent Child

AbstractParent–child relationships are critical in development, but much remains to be learned about the mechanisms of their impact. We examined the early parent–child relationship as a moderator of the developmental trajectory from children's affective and behavioral responses to transgressions to future antisocial, externalizing behavior problems in the Family Study (102 community mothers, fathers, and infants, followed through age 8) and the Play Study (186 low-income, diverse mothers and toddlers, followed for 10 months). The relationship quality was indexed by attachment security in the Family Study and maternal responsiveness in the Play Study. Responses to transgressions (tense discomfort and reparation) were observed in laboratory mishaps wherein children believed they had damaged a valued object. Antisocial outcomes were rated by parents. In both studies, early relationships moderated the future developmental trajectory: diminished tense discomfort predicted more antisocial outcomes, but only in insecure or unresponsive relationships. That risk was defused in secure or responsive relationships. Moderated mediation analyses in the Family Study indicated that the links between diminished tense discomfort and future antisocial behavior in insecure parent–child dyads were mediated by stronger discipline pressure from parents. By indirectly influencing future developmental sequelae, early relationships may increase or decrease the probability that the parent–child dyad will embark on a path toward antisocial outcomes.

A Cross-Cultural Approach to Complicated Grief Reactions Among Togo–Western African Immigrants in Europe

2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (8) ◽  
pp. 1247-1262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kossigan Kokou-Kpolou ◽  
Daniel Mbassa Menick ◽  
Charlemagne S. Moukouta ◽  
Lucy Baugnet ◽  
Dzodzo E. Kpelly
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Complicated Grief ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Cultural Approach ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Grief Reactions ◽  
Very High

Many researchers have noted that bereavement is a major stress factor associated with the etiopathogeny of psychological disorders among immigrants, but until now, the grief reactions of these ethnic minorities have not been analyzed. This study aims to examine the impact of the migration trajectory (immigration status and duration) as well as the use of ritual support to cope with grief reactions in the context of migration. Fifty-four migrants and 20 refugees ( N = 74) in France and Belgium were surveyed regarding their experience of mourning a family member. The results showed that complicated grief is associated with the status and duration of immigration. A majority of refugees reported a deterioration of their social life when the duration of their immigration exceeded 10 years. Feeling guilty, dazed or stunned, loneliness, bitterness, numbness, and emptiness made up the spectrum of severe and persistent guilt reactions. Those who took part in bereavement rituals suffered less from feelings of guilt and despondency. Eldest siblings presented a very high rate of complicated grief. These findings were discussed using a psycho-cultural approach; they demonstrated that in the context of migration, grief reactions develop around the principle of debt, based on the parent–child relationship inextricably associated with a feeling of belonging to the ethnic group and collective memory.

scholarly journals Social work’s fingerprint on the evolution of attachment theory: Some essential knowledge for care practice

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 79-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shirley-Ann Chinnery
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Foster Care ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Attachment Theory ◽  
Deep Understanding ◽  
Social Work Practice ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Internal Working Model ◽  
Working Model ◽  
Internal Working

INTRODUCTION: Social work practice knowledge was seminal to the evolution of attachment theory. This disciplinary connection is little known to many social work practitioners. This article seeks to remind care practice social workers specifically of this association, as the social work skills upon which early attachment knowledge was premised remain important to contemporary care practice.METHOD: Through a three-part discussion, this article aims to deepen care practice social workers’ understanding of attachment theory and its practical relevance for care practice assessment. The first section outlines the watershed moments of the theory’s development. The second highlights social work’s connection to this development. The third and final section reviews the construct of the internal working model and its value for distinguishing emotional differences in an adult’s relational biography.FINDINGS AND IMPLICATIONS: A key care practice goal is to facilitate the healthy growth and development of children and young people who have been placed in foster care due to maltreatment. A growing number of attachment researchers have found that the internal working model of a child’s new caregivers, with respect to attachment, is an important element in the revision of the child’s internal working model of relationships (Pace Zavattini, 2011). Thus, care practice social workers need to pay close attention to relational facets in prospective caregivers’ assessments as some literature suggests that practitioners struggle to understand the role attachment orientation plays in the care relationship (Bick Dozier, 2008).CONCLUSIONS: This article highlights and elaborates upon the utility of attachment theory for present-day care practice and argues that a deep understanding of this theory is likely to be instrumental to achieving better relational outcomes in foster care. This knowledge is foundational to conceptualising the different relational expectancies that prospective foster parents might bring to a new relationship.

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