In:
Journal of Adolescent Research, SAGE Publications, Vol. 14, No. 4 ( 1999-10), p. 387-404
Abstract:
This study examined the relationship between attachment cognitions and social support in a community sample of late-adolescent women. Participants were 129 women recruited as seniors from three Los Angeles high schools to take part in a 5-year longitudinal study of adolescent development. As predicted, attachment cognitions representing greater security in close relationships were found to be associated with higher levels of perceived and enacted social support. The study also found that differences between subjects reporting secure and insecure attachment cognitions were primarily in the domain of enacted emotional support, as opposed to two other types of enacted support, information and material aid. These findings are consistent with a basic principle of attachment theory: that internalized representations of attachment relationships continue to influence interpersonal functioning during adolescent and adult development.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0743-5584
,
1552-6895
DOI:
10.1177/0743558499144001
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
1999
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1500220-2
SSG:
5,2
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