TY - JOUR
T1 - An Investigation of the Factors Related to Low Parent–Adolescent Attachment Security in Taiwan
AU - Chen, Chen Jung
AU - Sung, Huei Chuan
AU - Chen, Yi Chang
AU - Wang, Chih Hung
N1 - Funding Information:
We would like to thank the adolescents who participated in the study, and the study was supported by funding from the Ministry of Science and Technology, ROC (MOST 104-2314-B-715-001), and Mackay Medical College, ROC (RD1040104).
Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This study was supported by funding from the Ministry of Science and Technology, ROC (MOST 104-2314-B-715-001), and Mackay Medical College, ROC (RD1040104).
PY - 2018/7/1
Y1 - 2018/7/1
N2 - BACKGROUND: Adolescence may involve increases in many behavioral problems and psychosocial maladaptation. Adolescents must successfully cope with these challenges to achieve positive developmental milestones. OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether low parental attachment security among adolescents in Taiwan is associated with their demographic characteristics, psychosocial maladaptation, and depression. DESIGN: A cross-sectional survey. A total of 335 adolescents completed the questionnaires. The Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment, the Chinese version of the Youth Self-Report, and the Beck Depression Inventory–II were used to survey the participants. Correlation and multiple linear regressions, using low attachment security as the response variable, were used in the statistical analysis. RESULTS: The prevalence of Taiwanese adolescents with low parental attachment security was 38.5%. Low parental attachment security in adolescents was significantly associated with parental remarriage status and psychosocial maladaptation. CONCLUSIONS: By considering these risk factors, nursing educators and nurses could develop effective interventions to strengthen parent–adolescent attachment security.
AB - BACKGROUND: Adolescence may involve increases in many behavioral problems and psychosocial maladaptation. Adolescents must successfully cope with these challenges to achieve positive developmental milestones. OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether low parental attachment security among adolescents in Taiwan is associated with their demographic characteristics, psychosocial maladaptation, and depression. DESIGN: A cross-sectional survey. A total of 335 adolescents completed the questionnaires. The Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment, the Chinese version of the Youth Self-Report, and the Beck Depression Inventory–II were used to survey the participants. Correlation and multiple linear regressions, using low attachment security as the response variable, were used in the statistical analysis. RESULTS: The prevalence of Taiwanese adolescents with low parental attachment security was 38.5%. Low parental attachment security in adolescents was significantly associated with parental remarriage status and psychosocial maladaptation. CONCLUSIONS: By considering these risk factors, nursing educators and nurses could develop effective interventions to strengthen parent–adolescent attachment security.
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U2 - 10.1177/1078390317727596
DO - 10.1177/1078390317727596
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85050700252
VL - 24
SP - 332
EP - 342
JO - Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association
JF - Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association
SN - 1078-3903
IS - 4
ER -