MOM vs. DAD
This parent is typically described as the adolescent's primary "safe haven".
Who is the mother?
This group showed stronger links between attachment quality and depressive symptoms.
Who are girls?
Most earlier research assumed this one-way direction between attachment and depression.
What is attachment causing depression?
Following participants across multiple time points allows researchers to examine this.
What is change over time?
Attachment to this parent more consistently predicted fewer depressive symptoms.
Who is the mother?
Poor mother-child attachment was a stronger predictor of depression for this group.
Who are girls?
Depressive symptoms can weaken attachment through ongoing conflict and reduced trust, creating this process.
What are interpersonal feedback loops?
Using only this type of data collection can increase reporting bias.
What is self-report?
This parents attachment effects were weaker and less consistent across time.
Who is the father?
For this group, poor attachment to fathers may be a stronger predictor of depressive symptoms.
Who are boys?
The attachment-depression relationship was found to work in this two-way manner?
What is bidirectional or reciprocal relationship?
This issue occured at T4 and may have reduced power and introduced bias.
What is high attrition?
This attachment role is often associated with autonomy and exploration.
What is the father's role?
Gender is said to do this to the attachment–depression relationship, changing its strength or direction.
What is a moderate?
Reciprocal effects between attachment and depression became stronger at this developmental stage.
What is early to mid-adolescence?
Together, a large sample, multiple waves, and repeated measure strengthens this aspect of the study.
What is internal validity?