ERIC Number: EJ945304
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Publication Date: 2011-Oct
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The Contributions of Parental Attachment Bonds to College Student Development and Adjustment: A Meta-Analytic Review
Mattanah, Jonathan F.; Lopez, Frederick G.; Govern, John M.
Journal of Counseling Psychology, v58 n4 p565-596 Oct 2011
We report findings from a meta-analysis of 156 studies conducted between 1987 and 2009 (N = 32,969) that examined the relationship between self-reported parental attachment and multiple adjustment outcomes and developmental advances during the college years. Overall, a small-to-medium relationship was found between indicators of parental attachment quality and favorable adjustment outcomes (r = 0.23). Effect sizes were of similar magnitude for mother and father attachment relationships, for male and female students, and across ethnicity and nationality of the sample. The attachment-adjustment relationship varied somewhat according to the developmental task being investigated in the study, showing the strongest association for the task of separation-individuation. Additionally, we found stronger attachment-adjustment links for students residing away from their parents when compared with students living at home during college. (Contains 8 tables and 4 footnotes.)
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Effect Size, Developmental Tasks, Student Development, Gender Differences, Parent Child Relationship, College Students, Student Adjustment, Meta Analysis, Correlation, Mothers, Fathers, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Place of Residence, Comparative Analysis, Stress Variables, Coping, Psychological Patterns
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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