TY - JOUR
T1 - Attachment type for adolescents in residential treatment centers
AU - Confalonieri, Emanuela
AU - Traficante, Daniela
AU - Vitali, Roberta
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - The styles of attachment in two groups of adolescents with different characteristics and life experiences are examined. Participants were 81 adolescents residing inside residential treatment centers (M age = 15.5 yr., SD = 1.1; 48% boys, 52% girls) and 81 adolescents living with their own families (M age =15.6 yr., SD = 1.3; 49% boys, 51% girls). The Italian adaptation of the Separation Anxiety Test was used to measure attachment style. Only the data obtained from the "Self" perspective indicated a significant difference between the two groups, showing higher percentages of Secure attachment among adolescents living with their families. When replies were referred to the "Self," the risk of assessing Insecure attachment in the Residential group was about 2 times higher than in the Family group (OR = 2.28).
AB - The styles of attachment in two groups of adolescents with different characteristics and life experiences are examined. Participants were 81 adolescents residing inside residential treatment centers (M age = 15.5 yr., SD = 1.1; 48% boys, 52% girls) and 81 adolescents living with their own families (M age =15.6 yr., SD = 1.3; 49% boys, 51% girls). The Italian adaptation of the Separation Anxiety Test was used to measure attachment style. Only the data obtained from the "Self" perspective indicated a significant difference between the two groups, showing higher percentages of Secure attachment among adolescents living with their families. When replies were referred to the "Self," the risk of assessing Insecure attachment in the Residential group was about 2 times higher than in the Family group (OR = 2.28).
KW - adolescents
KW - attachment
KW - residential treatment centers
KW - adolescents
KW - attachment
KW - residential treatment centers
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/19205
U2 - 10.2466/PR0.105.1.161-172
DO - 10.2466/PR0.105.1.161-172
M3 - Article
SN - 0033-2941
VL - 105
SP - 161
EP - 172
JO - Psychological Reports
JF - Psychological Reports
ER -