Research Article

AN INVESTIGATION INTO ATTACHMENT STYLES AND PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE OF ADOLESCENTS FROM INTACT AND NON-INTACT FAMILIES

Volume: 5 Number: 2 December 15, 2023
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AN INVESTIGATION INTO ATTACHMENT STYLES AND PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE OF ADOLESCENTS FROM INTACT AND NON-INTACT FAMILIES

Abstract

This research aims to examine whether the attachment styles and psychological resilience levels of adolescents from intact and non-intact families differed by gender, age, parents’ survival status, parents’ togetherness status, parents’ separate living arrangements, reasons for family breakdown, age during family breakdown, and cohabitants. The study sample consists of 1355 high school students studying in the Mamak district of Ankara Province. The data were collected through the Three-Dimensional Attachment Styles Scale, the Child and Youth Psychological Resilience Scale, and the Personal Information Form prepared by the researchers. According to the analysis conducted, adolescents from non-intact families exhibited a higher level of anxious-ambivalent attachment compared to those from intact families. The psychological resilience levels of adolescents from non-intact families were lower than those from intact families. While secure and avoidant attachment levels showed no gender difference in both family structures, anxious-ambivalent attachment levels differed. The psychological resilience levels of adolescents from intact families indicated a significant gender difference, whereas there was no significant difference in adolescents from non-intact families. The attachment styles and psychological resilience levels of adolescents from non-intact families did not differ by parents’ separate living arrangements and the reason for family breakdown. There was no difference in attachment styles by cohabitants, parents’ survival status, and age during family breakdown. However, there was a statistically significant difference between their psychological resilience levels, except for their age during family breakdown.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Sports Science and Exercise (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Early Pub Date

December 13, 2023

Publication Date

December 15, 2023

Submission Date

September 27, 2023

Acceptance Date

November 17, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 5 Number: 2

APA
Erkan, Z., Çetinkaya, E., & Soyer, M. (2023). AN INVESTIGATION INTO ATTACHMENT STYLES AND PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE OF ADOLESCENTS FROM INTACT AND NON-INTACT FAMILIES. Journal of Advanced Education Studies, 5(2), 342-364. https://doi.org/10.48166/ejaes.1367332
AMA
1.Erkan Z, Çetinkaya E, Soyer M. AN INVESTIGATION INTO ATTACHMENT STYLES AND PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE OF ADOLESCENTS FROM INTACT AND NON-INTACT FAMILIES. EJAES. 2023;5(2):342-364. doi:10.48166/ejaes.1367332
Chicago
Erkan, Zülal, Esra Çetinkaya, and Müzeyyen Soyer. 2023. “AN INVESTIGATION INTO ATTACHMENT STYLES AND PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE OF ADOLESCENTS FROM INTACT AND NON-INTACT FAMILIES”. Journal of Advanced Education Studies 5 (2): 342-64. https://doi.org/10.48166/ejaes.1367332.
EndNote
Erkan Z, Çetinkaya E, Soyer M (December 1, 2023) AN INVESTIGATION INTO ATTACHMENT STYLES AND PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE OF ADOLESCENTS FROM INTACT AND NON-INTACT FAMILIES. Journal of Advanced Education Studies 5 2 342–364.
IEEE
[1]Z. Erkan, E. Çetinkaya, and M. Soyer, “AN INVESTIGATION INTO ATTACHMENT STYLES AND PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE OF ADOLESCENTS FROM INTACT AND NON-INTACT FAMILIES”, EJAES, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 342–364, Dec. 2023, doi: 10.48166/ejaes.1367332.
ISNAD
Erkan, Zülal - Çetinkaya, Esra - Soyer, Müzeyyen. “AN INVESTIGATION INTO ATTACHMENT STYLES AND PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE OF ADOLESCENTS FROM INTACT AND NON-INTACT FAMILIES”. Journal of Advanced Education Studies 5/2 (December 1, 2023): 342-364. https://doi.org/10.48166/ejaes.1367332.
JAMA
1.Erkan Z, Çetinkaya E, Soyer M. AN INVESTIGATION INTO ATTACHMENT STYLES AND PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE OF ADOLESCENTS FROM INTACT AND NON-INTACT FAMILIES. EJAES. 2023;5:342–364.
MLA
Erkan, Zülal, et al. “AN INVESTIGATION INTO ATTACHMENT STYLES AND PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE OF ADOLESCENTS FROM INTACT AND NON-INTACT FAMILIES”. Journal of Advanced Education Studies, vol. 5, no. 2, Dec. 2023, pp. 342-64, doi:10.48166/ejaes.1367332.
Vancouver
1.Zülal Erkan, Esra Çetinkaya, Müzeyyen Soyer. AN INVESTIGATION INTO ATTACHMENT STYLES AND PSYCHOLOGICAL RESILIENCE OF ADOLESCENTS FROM INTACT AND NON-INTACT FAMILIES. EJAES. 2023 Dec. 1;5(2):342-64. doi:10.48166/ejaes.1367332

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