@article{8a6b4030a1cd432089c7582a1f321143,
title = "How do attachment styles change from childhood through adolescence? Findings from an accelerated longitudinal Cohort study",
abstract = "Attachment theorists emphasize both the stability of attachment styles across time and their potential for change. The authors examined mean-level changes in attachment styles using an accelerated longitudinal cohort design. Specifically, 690 children, aged 8–19, completed self-report measures of attachment to their mothers 3 times over 3 years in 3 distinct cohorts (Grades 3, 6, and 9). Attachment-related anxiety started and remained low across time. Attachment-related avoidance, however, started low but gradually increased over time. These results suggest that, although children continue to see their mothers as available if needed, they come to relate to their mothers in more avoidant ways during this important developmental period.",
keywords = "Adolescence, Attachment, Childhood, Parent-child relationship, Trajectory",
author = "Theisen, {Jaclyn C.} and Fraley, {R. Chris} and Hankin, {Benjamin L.} and Young, {Jami F.} and Chopik, {William J.}",
note = "The reported study was pre-registered on the Open Science Framework. We report no conflicts of interest. This work was supported by National Institute of Mental Health ( NIMH ) Grants R01-MH 077 , 195 and R01-MH 077178 . The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIMH or National Institutes of Health . The reported study was pre-registered on the Open Science Framework. We report no conflicts of interest. This work was supported by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Grants R01-MH 077,195 and R01-MH 077178. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIMH or National Institutes of Health.",
year = "2018",
month = jun,
doi = "10.1016/j.jrp.2018.04.001",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "74",
pages = "141--146",
journal = "Journal of Research in Personality",
issn = "0092-6566",
publisher = "Academic Press Inc.",
}