An Investigation of the Factors Related to Low Parent-Adolescent Attachment Security in Taiwan

作者：Chen Chen Jung; Sung Huei Chuan; Chen Yi Chang; Wang Chih Hung^*

来源：Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, 2018, 24(4): 332-342.

DOI：10.1177/1078390317727596

• adolescents
• depression
• attachment
• problem behaviors
• psychosocial adaptation

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.

• 出版日期2018-8