Correlates of the categories of adolescent attachment styles: Perceived rearing, family function, early life events, and personality.
OBJECTIVE
To identify the psychosocial correlates of adolescents.


METHODS
Unmarried university students (n = 4226) aged 18-23 years were examined in a questionnaire survey.


RESULTS
Four clusters of people (indifferent, secure, fearful, and preoccupied) identified by cluster analysis were plotted in 2-D using discriminant function analysis with the first function (father's and mother's Care, Cooperativeness, and family Cohesion on the positive end and Harm Avoidance and father's and mother's Overprotection on the negative end) representing the Self-model and the second function (Reward Dependence and experience of Peer Victimization on the positive end and Self-directedness on the negative end) representing the Other model.


CONCLUSIONS
These findings partially support Bartholomew's notion that adult attachment is based on the good versus bad representations of the self and the other and that it is influenced by psychosocial environments experienced over the course of development.
Tanaka
Nao
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Department of Clinical Behavioral Sciences (Psychological Medicine), Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto, Japan.
Hasui
Chieko
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Uji
Masayo
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Hiramura
Hidetoshi
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Chen
Zi
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Shikai
Noriko
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Kitamura
Toshinori
T
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D009769:Object Attachment; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D010379:Peer Group; D010553:Personality Development; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012307:Risk Factors; D012649:Self Concept; D012931:Social Environment; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires