The Relationship Between General Attachment,Parental Attachment,and Depression and Behavioral Problems Among Adolescents
According to the hierarchical model of the attachment system,the current study employed quadratic polynomial regression with response surface analysis methods to investigate how general attachment and parental attachment jointly influence adolescents'depression and behavioral problems.The study recruited 488 junior and senior high school students and utilized Relationship Structure Questionnaires,Parental Attachment Scales,Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaires,and Self-Rated Depression Scales for assessment.The results showed that the correlation between general attachment and parental attachment was positively significant.Both general attachment and parental attachment negatively predicted the levels of depression and behavioral problems in adolescents,with an interaction between general attachment and parental attachment.Moreover,general attachment and mother attachment had a matching effect in predicting behavioral problems.
general attachmentparental attachmentdepressionbehavioral problemquadratic polynomial regression with response surface analysis