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Peer reviewedKenny, Maureen E.; Gallagher, Laura A.; Alvarez-Salvat, Rose; Silsby, John – Adolescence, 2002
In Study 1, the relationships between parental attachment, academic achievement, and distress were tested with a sample of academically successful inner-city high school students (N=100). Affective quality of maternal attachment was positively associated with grade point average. In Study 2, case examples provided an examination of sources of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attachment Behavior, Case Studies, Grade Point Average
