Parental Attachment, School Attachment and Life Satisfaction in Early Adolescence

Year 2013, Volume: 12 Issue: 3, 836 - 848, 26.06.2013

Yalçın Özdemir , Nermin Koruklu

Abstract

This study examined the relationships between parental attachments, school attachments and life satisfaction, and whether school attachment served as a mediator between parental attachment and life satisfaction in a sample of early adolescents (n= 153; mean age= 12.71 years). Results indicated that both maternal and paternal attachment positively related to life satisfaction; among the school attachment dimensions only attachment to teacher associated with life satisfaction of adolescents. Hierarchical regression analyses provided evidence that school attachment partially mediated the link between parental attachment and life satisfaction for both maternal and paternal models. Implications for intervention programs are discussed.

Keywords

parental attachment, school attachment, attachment to teacher, attachment to friend, life satisfaction.

İlk Ergenlikte Ana-Babaya Bağlanma, Okula Bağlanma ve Yaşam Doyumu

Abstract

Bu çalışmada ana-babaya bağlanma, okula bağlanma ve yaşam doyumu arasındaki ilişkiler ve
okula bağlanmanın ana-babaya bağlanma ile yaşam doyumu arasındaki aracı rolü incelenmiştir.
Araştırmaya ilk ergenlik dönemindeki 153 ergen katılmıştır ve katılımcıların yaş ortalaması 12.71’dir.
Sonuçlar hem anne hem de babaya bağlanmanın yaşam doyumu ile olumlu ilişkili olduğunu; okula
bağlanma boyutlarından ise sadece öğretmene bağlanmanın ergenlerin yaşam doyumu ile olumlu ilişki
gösterdiğini ortaya koymuştur. Çoklu regresyon analizi hem anne hem de babaya bağlanma için
kurulan modellerde okula bağlanmanın ana-babaya bağlanma ile yaşam doyumu arasında kısmi
aracılık rolü olduğu yönünde kanıt sağlamıştır. Önleme programları için öneriler tartışılmıştır.

Keywords

ana-babaya bağlanma, okula bağlanma, öğretmene bağlanma, arkadaşa bağlanma, yaşam doyumu

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