Stability of Attachment Style in Adolescence: An Empirical Test of Alternative Developmental Processes

Jason D. Jones; R. Chris Fraley; Katherine B. Ehrlich; Jessica A. Stern; C. W. Lejuez; Phillip R. Shaver; Jude Cassidy

doi:10.1111/cdev.12775

Stability of Attachment Style in Adolescence: An Empirical Test of Alternative Developmental Processes

Jason D. Jones, R. Chris Fraley, Katherine B. Ehrlich, Jessica A. Stern, C. W. Lejuez, Phillip R. Shaver, Jude Cassidy

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Few studies have examined stability and change in attachment during adolescence. This 5-year longitudinal study (a) examined whether prototype or revisionist developmental dynamics better characterized patterns of stability and change in adolescent attachment (at T1, N = 176; M_age = 14.0 years, SD = 0.9), (b) tested potential moderators of prototype-like attachment stability, and (c) compared attachment stability in adolescence to stability in adulthood. The results supported the prototype model, which assumes that there is a stable, enduring factor underlying stability and change in attachment. Exploratory moderation analyses revealed that family conflict, parental separation or divorce, minority status, and male sex might undermine the prototype-like stability of adolescent attachment. Stability of attachment was lower in adolescence relative to adulthood.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	871-880
Number of pages	10
Journal	Child development
Volume	89
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.12775
State	Published - May 1 2018

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Education
Developmental and Educational Psychology

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