Relationship Between Peer Attachment and Adolescent Positive Well-Being with Gender as the Moderating Factor in Malaysia

Identifying protective factors that could influence the positive well-being of adolescents is important as positive development view emphasizes the possibility of adolescents developing positive traits based on their strengths, positive qualities, and supportive environments. This study examines the relationship between peer attachment with positive adolescent well-being and the role of gender as a moderator for links between peer attachment with positive adolescent well-being. A total of 400 7th Grade students from government schools in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur and state of Selangor were involved in this study. Adolescent positive well-being and peer attachment were measured using the Positive Youth Development Scale and Inventory of Peer and Parent Attachment. The results show that peer attachment was predictor of adolescent positive well-being. The study also found that gender moderated the relationship between peer attachment and adolescent positive well-being. This study provides information on factors that can help the positive development of adolescents. Identifying these factors will provide insight on events or experiences that will increase the occurrence of positive outcomes and reduce the likelihood of negative outcomes.

Major depression as a predictor of the intergenerational transmission of attachment security: Findings from a pregnancy cohort study

Objective: Understanding the relationship between attachment and mental health has an important role in informing management of perinatal mental disorders and for infant mental health. It has been suggested that experiences of attachment are transmitted from one generation to the next. Maternal sensitivity has been proposed as a mediator, although findings have not been as strong as hypothesised. A meta-analysis suggested that this intergenerational transmission of attachment may vary across populations with lower concordance between parent and infant attachment classifications in clinical compared to community samples. However, no previous study has examined major depression and adult attachment in pregnancy as predictors of infant–parent attachment classification at 12 months postpartum. Methods: Data were obtained on 52 first-time mothers recruited in early pregnancy, which included 22 women who met diagnostic criteria for current major depression using the Structured Clinical Interview for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The Adult Attachment Interview was also administered before 20 weeks of pregnancy. A history of early trauma was measured using the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire and maternal sensitivity was measured at 6 months postpartum using the observational measure of the Emotional Availability Scales. Infant–parent attachment was measured using the Strange Situation Procedure at 12 months. Results: Overall, we found no significant association between the Adult Attachment Interview and the Strange Situation Procedure classifications. However, a combination of maternal non-autonomous attachment on the Adult Attachment Interview and major depression was a significant predictor of insecure attachment on the Strange Situation Procedure. We did not find that maternal sensitivity mediated parental and infant attachment security in this sample. Conclusion: While previous meta-analyses identified lower concordance in clinical samples, our findings suggest women with major depression and non-autonomous attachment have a greater concordance with insecure attachment on the Strange Situation Procedure. These findings can guide future research and suggest a focus on depression in pregnancy may be important for subsequent infant attachment.

Religiosity As a Mediator Variable Influence Between Character Strength and Parent Attachment On The Resilience Of Adolescent Victims Of Earthquake and Tsunami Living On The Coastal, Banten

This study aims to test the fit model of the influence of character strength and parent attachment on resilience mediated by the religiosity of adolescent victims of the earthquake and tsunami who live on the coast. The conceptual used to explain resilience is based on the socio-ecological perspective of Ungar & Liebenberg (2013). Character strength uses the theory of Seligman (2006). The concept of parent attachment is explained based on Armsden and Greenberg's (1987) theory. And the concept of religiosity is based on Fetzer's theory (1999). The measuring instrument used to measure resilience is YCRM, character strength using VIA-IS for youth, parent attachment using IPPA, and religiosity using the religiosity scale. The data analysis technique used in this study was the Structural Equation Model (SEM) with the help of Amos software. The results showed that the model of the influence of character strength and parent attachment on resilience mediated by the religiosity of youth victims of the earthquake and tsunami living on the coast is fit with the data. Religiosity acts as a mediator of the influence variable between character strength and parent attachment on the resilience of adolescent victims of the earthquake and tsunami living on the coast.

Kajian Literatur: Peran Orang Tua yang Bekerja dengan Perkembangan Sosial Anak Usia Prasekolah

Abstrak: Usia prasekolah merupakan masa dimana anak mulai bersosialisasi, hal ini membutuhkan peran orang tua dalam membimbing, menyayangi, mengajarkan dan mengasuh anak. Orang tua yang bekerja memiliki waktu yang kurang dalam menjalankan perannya. Literatur ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagiamana hubungan peran orang tua yang bekerja dengan perkembangan sosial anak usia sekolah. Metode yang digunakan yaitu penelusuran artikel penelitian ini melalui Google Scholar, ProQuest, EBSCO, dan Springer menggunakan kata kunci dan kriteria inklusi dalam jangka waktu artikel dari tahun 2015-2020. Hasilnya yaitu setelah penyaringan diapatkan 20 jurnal yang berhubungan dan hasil matriks sintesis dikelompokkan menjadi 3 kategori yaitu input, proses, dan output. Dalam literatur ini terdapat 5 penelitian tentang kelekatan orang tua, 13 penelitian tentang pola asuh dan 3 penelitian tentang status sosial ekonomi. Orang tua yang bekerja berperan dalam menjalin kelekatan, memberikan pengasuhan positif dan meningkatkan status sosial ekonomi untuk meningkatkan perkembangan sosial anak. Kata Kunci: Orang Tua Bekerja; Perkembangan Sosial Abstract: Preschool age is a time when the child starts socializing, it requires the role of parents in guiding, loving, teaching and parenting. Working parents have less time in their roles. The purpose of this literature is to know how the relation between the role of parents working with the social development of preschool. The method used the search for this research article through Google Scholar, ProQuest, EBSCO, and Springer uses keywords and inclusion criteria within the period of the article from 2015-2020. The result is there are 20 journals which related and results of matrix synthesis into 3 categories: input, process, and output. There are 5 studies on parent attachment, 13 studies on parenting and 3 studies on socioeconomic status. The role of working parents is building the attachment, providing good parenting and improving the socio-economic status to improve children’s social development. Keywords: Working Parents; Social Development