Presentation Title
Parental Attachment, Self-Control, and Resilience: A Mediation Study
Abstract
The research literature reveals a positive association between parental attachment and resilience. For example, Guo (2019) found positive correlations between maternal and paternal attachment and resilience in a large sample of high school students. Schaan and Vögele (2016) found that resilience may have long-term consequences of for young adults who have experienced their parents’ divorce.
Additionally, researchers have found a relationship between parental attachment and self-control and between self-control and resilience. Specifically, Wright and Beaver (2005) found that the quality of parental relationship may be prime contributors for either fostering or thwarting self‐control in their children; and Yang, Xia, & Zhou (2019) found a significant positive relationship between self-control and resilience in a sample of adults. Our study sought to examine self-control as a mediator between parental attachment and resilience.
Based on the literature, our hypotheses were: 1) Parental attachment will predict self-control and resilience; 2) Self-control will predict resilience; and 3) Self-control will mediate the relationship between parental attachment and resilience.
College
College of Liberal Arts
Department
Psychology
Location
Milwaukee, WI
Breakout Room
25
Start Date
4-14-2021 1:00 PM
End Date
4-14-2021 1:45 PM
Presentation Type
Video (Live-Zoom)
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Parental Attachment, Self-Control, and Resilience: A Mediation Study
Milwaukee, WI
The research literature reveals a positive association between parental attachment and resilience. For example, Guo (2019) found positive correlations between maternal and paternal attachment and resilience in a large sample of high school students. Schaan and Vögele (2016) found that resilience may have long-term consequences of for young adults who have experienced their parents’ divorce.
Additionally, researchers have found a relationship between parental attachment and self-control and between self-control and resilience. Specifically, Wright and Beaver (2005) found that the quality of parental relationship may be prime contributors for either fostering or thwarting self‐control in their children; and Yang, Xia, & Zhou (2019) found a significant positive relationship between self-control and resilience in a sample of adults. Our study sought to examine self-control as a mediator between parental attachment and resilience.
Based on the literature, our hypotheses were: 1) Parental attachment will predict self-control and resilience; 2) Self-control will predict resilience; and 3) Self-control will mediate the relationship between parental attachment and resilience.
