Title
Do Parents Matter? Parental Attachment and Its Effect on Becoming Independent in Emerging Adulthood
Sponsor
Portland State University. Department of Sociology
Advisor
Martha Balshem
Date of Award
1-1-2010
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (M.S.) in Sociology
Department
Sociology
Physical Description
1 online resource (vii, 66 p.) : ill. (some col.)
Subjects
Young adults -- Family relationships, Parent and adult child -- Psychology, Adjustment (Psychology)
DOI
10.15760/etd.102
Abstract
Data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health Waves I and III are used to estimate the effect of parental attachment on independence in emerging adults ages 18 to 27. The nature of independence focused on living in a place of their own and not receiving financial support from parents, which described about half of the sample. The study finds that emerging adults who, in their youth, expressed high attachments to their parents, were slightly less likely to become independent as emerging adults. Rather, age and gender are greater positive predictors of independence.
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/4713
Recommended Citation
Copeland, Cara Joy, "Do Parents Matter? Parental Attachment and Its Effect on Becoming Independent in Emerging Adulthood" (2010). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 102.
https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/102
10.15760/etd.102
Description
Portland State University. Dept of Sociology