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maternal attachment

Also known as: mothers' attachment

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Parent–child attachment and adolescent problematic behavior frontiersin.org Frontiers Feb 26, 2025 26 facts

measurementIn a study of Chinese adolescents, maternal attachment significantly negatively predicts problematic behavior, with a beta coefficient of -0.391 (p < 0.001).

claimPaternal attachment predicts adolescent problematic behaviors more strongly than maternal attachment, a finding consistent with research by Pan et al. (2016).

claimNegative legal emotions partially mediate the relationship between maternal attachment and adolescent problematic behaviors.

claimMaternal attachment has a significant direct effect on adolescent problematic behaviors.

referenceWu et al. (2022) established a longitudinal relationship between parental psychological control and problem behaviors in middle childhood children, mediated by paternal and maternal attachment.

claimBoth paternal and maternal attachment significantly negatively predict problematic behavior in Chinese adolescents, with paternal attachment demonstrating a higher predictive rate than maternal attachment.

claimPositive legal emotions partially mediate the relationship between maternal attachment and adolescent problematic behaviors.

claimDagan and Sagi-Schwartz (2018) noted that existing research indicates the effects of paternal and maternal attachment on adolescent problematic behaviors vary.

measurementIn a study examining the relationship between maternal attachment, positive legal emotion, and problematic behaviors, the total effect size was -0.391, the direct effect was -0.356, and the indirect effect was -0.035.

claimRichaud de Minzi (2010) found that maternal attachment has a more significant impact on feelings of loneliness in children compared to paternal attachment, whereas paternal attachment is more predictive of depressive symptoms than maternal attachment.

claimMaternal attachment significantly negatively predicts negative legal emotions, and negative legal emotions significantly positively predict aggressive behavior in college students.

claimWhen both maternal attachment and positive legal emotions are used to predict adolescent problematic behaviors, the negative predictive effect of positive legal emotions on problematic behaviors remains significant.

referenceRichaud de Minzi, M. C. (2010) published the article 'Gender and cultural patterns of mothers' and fathers' attachment and links with children's self-competence, depression, and loneliness in middle and late childhood' in Early Child Development and Care, volume 180, pages 193–209.

claimLegal emotions mediate the relationship between both paternal and maternal attachment and problematic behavior in Chinese adolescents.

referencePan, Y. G., Zhang, D. J., Liu, Y. L., Ran, G. M., and Teng, Z. J. (2016) published the article 'Different effects of paternal and maternal attachment on psychological health among Chinese secondary school students' in the Journal of Child and Family Studies, volume 25, pages 2998–3008.

claimThe study hypothesizes that there are differences in the impact of paternal attachment and maternal attachment on adolescent problematic behavior.

claimThe study hypothesizes that both paternal attachment and maternal attachment in Chinese adolescents can negatively predict problematic behavior.

claimPaternal and maternal attachment significantly negatively predict adolescent problematic behavior, with paternal attachment explaining a larger proportion of the variance in problematic behavior.

claimThe study hypothesizes that positive and negative legal emotions mediate the relationship between parent–child attachment and problematic behavior, specifically that paternal and maternal attachment positively predict positive legal emotions (which negatively predict problematic behavior) and negatively predict negative legal emotions (which positively predict problematic behavior).

claimThe study titled 'Parent–child attachment and adolescent problematic behavior' proposes two hypotheses: (1) parent–child attachment significantly negatively predicts adolescent problematic behavior, and (2) there are differences in the impact of paternal attachment and maternal attachment on adolescent problematic behavior.

measurementThe total effect of maternal attachment on problematic behavior in Chinese adolescents is -0.391, with a direct effect of -0.327 and an indirect effect of -0.064 mediated by negative legal emotion.

claimDagan and Sagi-Schwartz (2018) proposed that paternal attachment and maternal attachment exert different influences on children.

claimMaternal attachment significantly positively predicts positive legal emotions in adolescents.

claimThe study hypothesizes that legal emotions mediate the relationship between parent–child attachment and adolescent problematic behavior. Specifically, it posits that both paternal and maternal attachment positively predict positive legal emotions (which negatively predict problematic behavior) and negatively predict negative legal emotions (which positively predict problematic behavior).

claimMaternal attachment significantly negatively predicts negative legal emotions in adolescents.

measurementNegative legal emotion acts as a mediator in the relationship between maternal attachment and problematic behavior in Chinese adolescents, with a beta coefficient of 0.195 (p < 0.001).

John Bowlby's Attachment Theory - Simply Psychology simplypsychology.org Simply Psychology Apr 20, 2025 1 fact

claimJohn Bowlby initially believed that failed or broken maternal attachment could lead to permanent and irreversible effects, including delinquency, reduced intelligence, increased aggression, depression, and affectionless psychopathy.