We examined children's attachment security with their mothers and fathers in a community
sample (N= 100). At 25 months, mothers, fathers, and trained observers completed …

This study analyzes the contribution of peer attachment in predicting active coping and self-
esteem in a sample of 109 institutionalized adolescents. It also explores the mediating role …

In this longitudinal study, the predictive relations between social difficulties in early
childhood (grade 2) and subsequent internalizing as well as externalizing problems in …

Background: Attachment theory was conceptualized by Bowlby as relevant across the life
span, from 'cradle to grave'. The research literature on attachment in infants and preschool …

Adolescence is characterized by significant neurological, cognitive and sociopsychological
development. With the advance of adolescence, the amount of time spent with parents …

This study examined the relationship between parent and peer attachment and Internalizing
and Externalizing problems in a sample of 816 adolescents (413 males and 403 females) …

40 3-year-olds participated in a short-term longitudinal study assessing the relationship
between peer competence and 2 antecedent variables, the security of the attachment …

Attachment research suggests that children with secure attachments are more able to
construct meaningful relationships with peers. Few studies, however, have attempted to map …

Using Bowlby's (1988) theory of attachment relations in this meta-analytic study, we
examined prior studies that assessed both parental attachment and peer relations during …

After decades of research on early attachment relationships, questions remain concerning
whether the evidence supports claims made by attachment theory, in particular, that …