[en] Although parenting warmth is conceived as pan-cultural predictor of child attachment, some studies indicate that the extent of its effect differs across cultures and that in certain contexts attachment may be explained better by rejection than acceptance.
Referring to an ecological framework, we asked to what extent culture moderates the relation between parenting (acceptance-rejection) and adolescents’ attachment. Our sample consisted of 4246 mothers and their adolescent children interviewed in 14 countries. Generic attachment was indicated by anxiety and avoidance.
Results revealed that maternal parenting explained child attachment in general. However, effects on anxiety were moderated by culture. More precisely, in countries where effects of rejection were stronger, effects of acceptance were weaker. Results indicate that in some countries maternal rejection (compared to acceptance) is a stronger (or the only) predictor of adolescents’ anxiety. Results will be discussed in the framework of attachment and culture-informed model of intergenerational relations.
Disciplines :
Social & behavioral sciences, psychology: Multidisciplinary, general & others
Author, co-author :
Lubiewska, Katarzyna; Kazimierz Wielki University, Bydgoszcz, Poland > Institute of Psychology
Albert, Isabelle ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Integrative Research Unit: Social and Individual Development (INSIDE)
Trommsdorff, Gisela; University of Konstanz, Germany > Department of Psychology
External co-authors :
yes
Language :
English
Title :
How is parenting and adolescents’ attachment related in diverse cultures?
Publication date :
August 2015
Event name :
7th International Attachment Conference
Event organizer :
Society for Emotion and Attachment Studies (SEAS)
Event place :
New York, United States
Event date :
06-08-2015 to 08-08-2015
By request :
Yes
Audience :
International
Name of the research project :
Value of Children and Intergenerational Relations (VOC)
