Objectives:Attachment is a profound and enduring connection to the emotion children progressively form with their parents as they mature.It significantly impacts the social and psychological development of kids and te...Objectives:Attachment is a profound and enduring connection to the emotion children progressively form with their parents as they mature.It significantly impacts the social and psychological development of kids and teenagers.This study aimed to explore the latent profiles and longitudinal transition patterns of parent-child and peer attachments among adolescents.Methods:A cohort of 914 participants from China completed the measures with a twelve-month interval.There were 46.8%boys and 53.2%girls in this survey.Latent profile analysis(LPA)was adopted to explore the distinct profiles reflecting different parent-child and peer attachment response patterns at each time point.Latent transition analysis(LTA)was used to examine the membership of distinct latent profiles and how individuals move between profiles over time.Results:Three latent profiles were found:the poor parent-child communication profile,the moderate attachment profile,and the good attachment profile.It was shown that the transition probability from the poor parent-child communication and good attachment profiles to the moderate attachment profile was higher than the transition probability between the poor parent-child communication and good attachment profiles.Patterns of parent-child and peer attachments were associated with depression and anxiety.Conclusion:This study demonstrates differences in adolescents’attachment to fathers,mothers,and peers and the need for targeted interventions for groups of adolescents with moderate levels of parent-child and peer attachment.展开更多
Background:Early adolescents become increasingly conscious of their body image,which can profoundly impact their mental health and well-being.In South Korea,societal pressures and expectations regarding physical appea...Background:Early adolescents become increasingly conscious of their body image,which can profoundly impact their mental health and well-being.In South Korea,societal pressures and expectations regarding physical appearance are particularly intense,making the study of body-esteem in Korean adolescents especially pertinent.This study explores the roles of self-esteem,peer attachment,and maternal attachments in shaping body-esteem among early adolescents.Methods:Structural equation modeling(SEM)was employed using data from 1326 Korean middle school students(Mean_(age)=13.32,SD=1.73).Results:The results revealed that self-esteem had a significantly positive effect on both peer attachment and maternal attachment.However,while peer attachment positively influenced body-esteem,maternal attachment did not have a significant direnct effect on body-esteem.Conclusions:These findings suggest that during early adolescence,peer relationships,rather than maternal bonds,play a more critical role in shaping body image.In a culture that emphasizes peer validation and societal beauty standards,peer relationships have a stronger impact on body-esteem.Interventions should focus on fostering supportive peer environments and enhancing self-esteem to promote positive body-esteem and mental health among adolescents.展开更多
基金funded by the Shihezi University Innovation and Development Special Project“Research and Application of Knowledge Graph Based Big Data Platform for the Development Trend of College Students’Mental Health”(CXFZSK202205)by the China Young Pioneers Research Topic General Topic(2022YB16).
文摘Objectives:Attachment is a profound and enduring connection to the emotion children progressively form with their parents as they mature.It significantly impacts the social and psychological development of kids and teenagers.This study aimed to explore the latent profiles and longitudinal transition patterns of parent-child and peer attachments among adolescents.Methods:A cohort of 914 participants from China completed the measures with a twelve-month interval.There were 46.8%boys and 53.2%girls in this survey.Latent profile analysis(LPA)was adopted to explore the distinct profiles reflecting different parent-child and peer attachment response patterns at each time point.Latent transition analysis(LTA)was used to examine the membership of distinct latent profiles and how individuals move between profiles over time.Results:Three latent profiles were found:the poor parent-child communication profile,the moderate attachment profile,and the good attachment profile.It was shown that the transition probability from the poor parent-child communication and good attachment profiles to the moderate attachment profile was higher than the transition probability between the poor parent-child communication and good attachment profiles.Patterns of parent-child and peer attachments were associated with depression and anxiety.Conclusion:This study demonstrates differences in adolescents’attachment to fathers,mothers,and peers and the need for targeted interventions for groups of adolescents with moderate levels of parent-child and peer attachment.
文摘Background:Early adolescents become increasingly conscious of their body image,which can profoundly impact their mental health and well-being.In South Korea,societal pressures and expectations regarding physical appearance are particularly intense,making the study of body-esteem in Korean adolescents especially pertinent.This study explores the roles of self-esteem,peer attachment,and maternal attachments in shaping body-esteem among early adolescents.Methods:Structural equation modeling(SEM)was employed using data from 1326 Korean middle school students(Mean_(age)=13.32,SD=1.73).Results:The results revealed that self-esteem had a significantly positive effect on both peer attachment and maternal attachment.However,while peer attachment positively influenced body-esteem,maternal attachment did not have a significant direnct effect on body-esteem.Conclusions:These findings suggest that during early adolescence,peer relationships,rather than maternal bonds,play a more critical role in shaping body image.In a culture that emphasizes peer validation and societal beauty standards,peer relationships have a stronger impact on body-esteem.Interventions should focus on fostering supportive peer environments and enhancing self-esteem to promote positive body-esteem and mental health among adolescents.
