Attachment, self-worth, and peer-group functioning in middle childhood.
We evaluated links between peer-group functioning and indicators of attachment security in relation to both mother and father in middle childhood, among 73 10-year-olds (37 girls). Children's perceptions of security with both parents, coping styles with mother, and self-worth were assessed. Classmates, teachers, and mothers evaluated the participants' peer-related behavioral characteristics. Children's perceptions of security to both parents were related to others' appraisals of their social competence; perceptions of security to father were related to lower aggression. We did not find child gender effects, but children had higher security scores in relation to mother than to father. Self-worth perceptions mediated the relation between attachment and social competence.
Booth-Laforce
Cathryn
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University of Washington, Seattle 98195-7920, USA. ibcb@u.washington.edu
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Wonjung
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Kim
Angel Hayoung
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Rubin
Kenneth H
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Rose-Krasnor
Linda
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Burgess
Kim
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009769:Object Attachment; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010379:Peer Group; D010465:Perception; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012649:Self Concept; D012919:Social Behavior; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires