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Parent and peer attachment in early adolescent depression.

G C Armsden1, E McCauley, M T Greenberg

  • 1Department of Community Health Care Systems, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
|December 1, 1990
PubMed
Summary

Insecure attachment in children is linked to depression. Secure parent and peer relationships appear protective, with resolved depression showing attachment security similar to non-depressed youth.

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Area of Science:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Insecure attachment is theorized as a vulnerability factor for childhood depression.
  • Understanding attachment security's role is crucial for identifying at-risk youth.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine parent and peer attachment security in clinically depressed, psychiatric control, nonpsychiatric control, and resolved depression adolescent groups.
  • To investigate the relationship between attachment security and depression severity, maladaptive attributions, separation anxiety, and suicidal ideation.

Main Methods:

  • Comparative analysis of attachment security across four adolescent groups.
  • Correlation analysis between attachment security and clinical/symptomatic variables.

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Main Results:

  • Clinically depressed adolescents reported significantly lower parent and peer attachment security compared to controls.
  • Adolescents with resolved depression exhibited attachment security comparable to non-depressed controls.
  • Lower parent attachment security correlated with greater depression severity, maladaptive attributions, separation anxiety, and suicidal ideation.

Conclusions:

  • Parent and peer attachment security are significant factors in childhood depression.
  • Restoration of secure attachment may be a target for depression recovery in adolescents.
  • Attachment insecurity is associated with broader psychopathology in depressed youth.