The inter-relations of mother and father attachment, self-esteem and aggression during late adolescence.
This study examined three models depicting the relations between mother and father attachment, self-esteem and aggression. A total of 385 participants (173 males and 212 females), aged from 18 to 20 years, completed self-rating questionnaires covering mother and father attachment, self-esteem and aggression. Results showed that self-esteem had additive and mediation effects on both the father attachment-aggression and mother attachment-aggression relationships, and also moderated the mother attachment-aggression relation. These findings are discussed in terms of different models for the inter-relations of mother and father attachment, self-esteem and aggression in late adolescence.
Gomez
Rapson
R
School of Behavioural and Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Ballarat, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. r.gomez@ballarat.edu.au
McLaren
Suzanne
S
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression; D005219:Father-Child Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D012649:Self Concept