Effect of Parent-Adolescent Attachment on their Psychological Wellbeing | ||||
Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
Article 17, Volume 13, Issue 3, September 2022, Page 228-242 PDF (645.33 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.251529 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Nashwa Mosaad Zaki1; Omayma Abu Bakr1; Hoda Sayed Mohamed2 | ||||
1Professor of Psychiatric / Mental Health Nursing Department Faculty of Nursing – Ain Shams University-Cairo-Egypt | ||||
2Lecturer of Psychiatric / Mental Health Nursing Faculty of Nursing – Ain Shams University-Cairo-Egypt | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Background: Adolescence represents an important transitional period and is associated with considerable changes in psychosocial functioning, in attachment relationships. Secure parent attachment relates to adolescents' psychological wellbeing. Aim: The current study aimed to assess the effect of parent-adolescent attachment on their psychological wellbeing. Research design: A descriptive exploratory research design was utilized in this study. Setting: the study was conducted in 11secondary schools in El Gharbia Governorate. Subject: A purposive sample was used, including 364 students. Tools of data collection: 1) demographic questionnaire to assess the demographic data of adolescents in secondary school 2): an inventory of parent attachment (IPA), to assess adolescents' parent attachments 3) Ryff's Scale to assess an adolescent’s psychological wellbeing. Results: more than half of the studied adolescents were highly attached to their mothers, and nearly half of them were highly attached to their fathers. Also, more than two-fifths of them have good psychological well-being, and there was a highly significant relationship between parental adolescents' attachment and their psychological wellbeing. In Conclusion, the studied adolescents were more attached to their mothers than to their fathers, and secure attachment relates to their psychological well-being. The highly attached adolescents to their parents had good psychological well-being and vice versa. The study recommended the utilization of the study results in designing and implementing an awareness program for parents of adolescents to increase their awareness about the importance of attachment to the psychological wellbeing of adolescents. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Adolescents; Parents Attachment; Psychological wellbeing | ||||
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