Late adolescents' parental, peer, and romantic attachments as they relate to affect regulation and risky behaviors.
Description:
The current study examined the relationships among attachment styles to parent, peer, and romantic partner, ability to regulate emotion, as well as engagement in sexual behaviors and substance use. Attachment theory and previous research suggests that an individual learns how to manage emotions through the modeling of appropriate techniques and a stable sense of self-worth. These two aspects develop through a secure attachment bond with an important figure. When an individual does not have a se…
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Date:
August 2008
Creator:
Ingle, Sarah J.