Attachment theory in adolescence and its relevance to developmental psychopathology

Brown, Lucy Scott; Wright, John

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“…As babies, these individuals were ambivalent in the return of their mother after a brief separation (Brown & Wright, 2001). As adults, these individuals were found to have a fear of intimacy and as in the anxious/avoidant type their emotions ran from high to low and they had extreme jealousy in their relationships with others (Hazan and Shaver, 1987).…”

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“…When separated from their mother as babies, these individuals were angry and hard to calm down when reunited (Brown & Wright, 2001). As adults, these individuals when in relationships were obsessive, their emotions ran from high to low and they had extreme jealousy in their relationships with others (Hazan & Shaver, 1987).…”

Section: Fundamentals Of Attachmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Brown and Wright (2001) feel the adolescent time period may offer one the opportunity to amend their attachment strategy. They found as adolescents become more aware and are able to access their inner thoughts, feeling and memories they begin to possess the ability to reflect on aspects of themselves and others.…”

Section: Potential To Amend Attachment Stylementioning

confidence: 99%

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A Correlation Study on Attachment Style and GPA of Students at an Alternative Education Center

Burdick¹

2014

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Adolescents in America are dropping out of school in alarming rates. In the school year [2009][2010] 514,238 adolescents dropped out of high school. While alternative education centers have been created to meet the needs of these individuals, they are not always successful as evidenced by a graduation rate below 5% in several alternative centers in Florida. Previous studies have shown that students with a positive attachment style have higher grade point averages (GPA) and perform better in school. This study determined the attachment rate of students in an alternative center and performed a correlation with GPA. The results of this study showed there was no significant correlation between attachment style and GPA (p = .297). Caution is advised to draw a firm conclusion as participating students may have benefited from services put in place that could have amended their attachment style. It is recommended this study be replicated with students as they enter the alternative education center before exposure to services.

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Section: Fundamentals Of Attachmentmentioning

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Section: Fundamentals Of Attachmentmentioning

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A Correlation Study on Attachment Style and GPA of Students at an Alternative Education Center

Burdick¹

2014

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“…The bonds that young children are biologically disposed to form with proximate caregivers to protect them in times of stress, threat and danger undergo dramatic shifts during this period of development (Brown & Wright, 2001). The typical adolescent quest for greater autonomy, together with the challenge or rejection 3 of parental support is part of an active and purposeful reorganization of the hierarchy of attachment figures (Allen & Land, 1999;Moretti & Peled, 2004;Noom, Deković, & Meeus, 1999;Rosenthal & Kobak, 2010).…”

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“…Whereas Bowlby's (1969) original formulation of Attachment Theory drew extensively on biological and Particularly salient during adolescence is the process of separation-individuation from parents, which leads to increased autonomy and, therefore, less reliance on support from the primary caregiver relationship (Brown & Wright, 2001;Daniels, 1990;Noom, Deković, & Meeus, 1999). Research demonstrates decreasing levels of emotional intimacy and disclosure to parents and increasing closeness with peers across this period (Brown & Wright, 2001;Hamza & Willoughby, 2010). As stated, confiding is not only an attachment behavior currently important for policy drives, but also an important part of the mother-daughter relationship that may be associated with HPA axis regulation (Lyons-Ruth, Choi-Kain, Pechtel, Bertha, & Gunderson, 2011).…”

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Biological Stress Regulation in Female Adolescents: A Key Role for Confiding

Oskis

Clow

Loveday

et al. 2014

J Youth Adolescence

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Attachment behaviors play a critical role in regulating emotion within the context of close relationships, and attachment theory is currently used to inform evidence-based practice in the areas of adolescent health and social care. This study investigated the association between female adolescents' interview-based attachment behaviors and two markers of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activity: cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA). Unlike the classic stress hormone cortisol, there is very limited investigation of DHEA-a quintessential developmental hormone-in relation to attachment, especially in adolescents. Fifty-five healthy females mean age 14.36 (± 2.41) years participated in the Attachment Style Interview. A smaller cortisol awakening response was related to anxious attachment attitudes, including more fear of rejection, whereas greater morning basal DHEA secretion was only predicted by lower levels of reported confiding in one's mother. These attachment-hormone relationships may be developmental markers in females, as they were independent of menarche status. These findings highlight that the normative shifts occurring in attachment to caregivers around adolescence are reflected in adolescents' biological stress regulation. We discuss how studying these shifts can be informed by evolutionary-developmental theory.

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Réflexions sur le concept de détachement adolescentaire

Delhaye

Kempenaers

Burton

et al. 2011

Annales Médico-psychologiques, revue psychiatrique

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This paper aims to analyze the "adolescent detachment" which is a kind of autonomy where the emotional separation is dysfunctional. The detachment concept is described following a developmental view; attachment, separation-individuation and successful emotional separation are described. Several kinds of detachment are defined depending of the attachment type and of the bio-psycho-social context from which the adolescent is. So, we hypothesize that the detachment in an adolescent population with delinquent behaviours is a "detached detachment". The subject avoids any emotional feeling. The detachment for young people who are hospitalised in chid and adolescent psychiatry follows a depressive way.These adolescents cannot handle emotional rush. Finally the detachment for the general young population can evolve according a more anxious way. Then we can talk about an "attached detachment". Thanks to a best knowledge of the separation kind that the adolescents play, we will be able to help them more with the symptoms they show. The "detachment

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Attachment theory in adolescence and its relevance to developmental psychopathology

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A Correlation Study on Attachment Style and GPA of Students at an Alternative Education Center

A Correlation Study on Attachment Style and GPA of Students at an Alternative Education Center

Biological Stress Regulation in Female Adolescents: A Key Role for Confiding

Réflexions sur le concept de détachement adolescentaire

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