Parental rearing style as a predictor of attachment and psychosocial adjustment during young adulthood

Betts, L.R. ORCID: 0000-0002-6147-8089, Trueman, M., Chiverton, L., Stanbridge, A. and Stephens, J., 2013. Parental rearing style as a predictor of attachment and psychosocial adjustment during young adulthood. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 30 (6), pp. 675-693. ISSN 0193-3973

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Abstract

Parental rearing-styles are crucial for psychosocial adjustment both during childhood and adulthood. The current study examined whether: (a) parental rearing-styles predicted psychosocial adjustment in young-adulthood, (b) this relationship was mediated by attachment styles , and ( c ) gender differences occur in these relationships. Two hundred and forty (103 male and 132 female) university students completed measures assessing parental rearing-style , current attachment style, romantic relationship satisfaction, friendship quality, self-esteem, and social competence. Multigroup structural equation modelling, conducted separately by gender, revealed that parental rearing-style predicted psychosocial adjustment during young-adulthood. Further, there was also evidence of gender differences and that self-models and other-models of attachment mediated this relationship. Together, these findings reinforce the importance of perceived parental rearing-style for subsequent psychosocial adjustment.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
Creators:	Betts, L.R., Trueman, M., Chiverton, L., Stanbridge, A. and Stephens, J.
Publisher:	Sage
Date:	2013
Volume:	30
Number:	6
ISSN:	0193-3973
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1177/0265407512465998 DOI
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	EPrints Services
Date Added:	09 Oct 2015 10:05
Last Modified:	09 Jun 2017 13:18
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/7519

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