The Relationship Between Mothers' Adult Attachment Styles and Children's Attachment Security, Peer Relations, and Social and Emotion Regulation Skills

Öz

This study examines the mediating role of children's attachment security in the relationship between mothers' adult attachment styles and children's peer relationships, social skills, and emotion regulation. The study sample consists of 311 children aged 60-72 months and their mothers. The data were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). Research findings indicate that children's attachment security mediates the relationship between mothers' attachment styles and children's social skills. Attachment security in children was found to mediate specific sub-dimensions of peer relationships, social skills, and emotion regulation skills. These findings suggest that children's attachment security functions as a selective mechanism in the influence of mothers' attachment styles on children's developmental outcomes.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Children
• attachment
• peer relationships
• social skills
• emotion regulation

Etik Beyan

The article was produced from a doctoral dissertation. Ethics committee approval, scale permissions, and consents were obtained.

Annelerin Yetişkin Bağlanma Stilleri ile Çocukların Bağlanma Güvenliği, Akran İlişkileri, Sosyal ve Duygu Düzenleme Becerileri Arasındaki İlişki

Öz

Bu çalışma, annelerin yetişkin bağlanma stilleri ile çocukların akran ilişkileri, sosyal becerileri ve duygu düzenleme becerileri arasındaki ilişkide çocukların bağlanma güvenliğinin aracı rolünü incelemektedir. Araştırmanın örneklemini 60-72 aylık 311 çocuk ve anneleri oluşturmaktadır. Veriler, Yapısal Eşitlik Modeli (YEM) ile analiz edilmiştir. Araştırma bulguları, çocukların bağlanma güvenliğinin, annelerin bağlanma stilleri ile çocukların sosyal becerileri arasındaki ilişkiye aracılık ettiğini göstermektedir. Çocuklarda bağlanma güvenliğinin, akran ilişkileri, sosyal beceriler ve duygu düzenleme becerilerinin belirli alt boyutlarında aracılık rolü olduğu belirlenmiştir. Elde edilen bulgular, çocukların bağlanma güvenliğinin, annelerin bağlanma stilleri ile çocukların gelişimsel çıktıları üzerindeki etkisinde seçici bir mekanizma olarak işlev gördüğünü ortaya koymaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Çocuklar
• bağlanma
• akran ilişkileri
• sosyal beceri
• duygu düzenleme

Etik Beyan

Makale doktora tezinden üretilmiştir. Etik kurul onayı, ölçek izinleri ve onamlar alınmıştır.

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