Psychological Development and Education ›› 2016, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (2): 226-235.doi: 10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2016.02.12

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The Relationships among Parent-child Attachment, Peer Attachment and Negative Affect in Adolescents: A Moderated Mediation Model

WANG Yingqian1, ZOU Hong1, HOU Ke2, WANG Mingzhu1, TANG Yulong1, PAN Bin3   

  1. 1. Institute of Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875;
    2. Journal of Beijing Normal University, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875;
    3. School of Psychology, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250014
  • Online:2016-03-15 Published:2016-03-15

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Abstract: This study aimed to investigate the characteristics of adolescents' negative affect and its relationships with father-child, mother-child and peer attachment. Peer attachment was posited as a mediator of the link between parent-child attachment and adolescents' negative affect; parent-child attachment was further posited as a moderator of the link between peer attachment and negative affect. A total of 3363 students from 8 middle schools in Beijing were tested with questionnaires at class. The Results indicated that:1) In general, the level of adolescents' negative affect increased with grade, and girls scored significantly higher than boys; 2) Both father-child attachment and peer attachment were uniquely and negatively associated with adolescents' negative affect, and peer attachment was more strongly related to negative affect than parent-child attachment; 3) Peer attachment partly mediated the link between father-child attachment and negative affect, while fully mediated the link between mother-child attachment and negative affect; 4) Parent-child attachment also moderated the relationship between peer attachment and negative affect, with the association stronger among those scored higher on parent-child attachment. These findings suggested that both interaction model and indirect-effect model exist in the relationships of different types of attachment and adolescents' negative affect, creating a moderated mediation model.

Key words: parent-child attachment, peer attachment, negative affect, adolescents

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  • B844
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