Avoidant romantic attachment in adolescence: Gender, excessive internet use and romantic relationship engagement effects.
Romantic development is a distinctive characteristic of puberty. However, a significant proportion of adolescents present with avoidant romantic attachment (ARA) tendencies, which have significant impact on their general adaptation. ARA variations have been suggested in relation to age, gender, enga...
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| author | Vasileios Stavropoulos Stefanos Mastrotheodoros Tyrone L Burleigh Nicole Papadopoulos Rapson Gomez |
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| description | Romantic development is a distinctive characteristic of puberty. However, a significant proportion of adolescents present with avoidant romantic attachment (ARA) tendencies, which have significant impact on their general adaptation. ARA variations have been suggested in relation to age, gender, engagement with a romantic partner and Excessive Internet Use (EIU) behaviours. In this longitudinal, two-wave study of a normative sample of 515 Greek adolescents at 16 and 18 years, ARA was assessed with the relevant subscale of the Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised and EIU with the Internet Addiction Test. A three-level hierarchical linear model found ARA tendencies to decrease between 16 and 18 while engagement in a romantic relationship and EIU were associated with lower and higher ARA tendencies respectively. Gender did not differentiate ARA severity either at the age of 16 or its changes over time. Results highlight the need of adopting a longitudinal-contextualized approach and provide implications for prevention and intervention initiatives in relation to the romantic development of adolescents. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e5fc590a6a3541e09cf4556c158337a62022-12-21T22:57:06ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032018-01-01137e020117610.1371/journal.pone.0201176Avoidant romantic attachment in adolescence: Gender, excessive internet use and romantic relationship engagement effects.Vasileios StavropoulosStefanos MastrotheodorosTyrone L BurleighNicole PapadopoulosRapson GomezRomantic development is a distinctive characteristic of puberty. However, a significant proportion of adolescents present with avoidant romantic attachment (ARA) tendencies, which have significant impact on their general adaptation. ARA variations have been suggested in relation to age, gender, engagement with a romantic partner and Excessive Internet Use (EIU) behaviours. In this longitudinal, two-wave study of a normative sample of 515 Greek adolescents at 16 and 18 years, ARA was assessed with the relevant subscale of the Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised and EIU with the Internet Addiction Test. A three-level hierarchical linear model found ARA tendencies to decrease between 16 and 18 while engagement in a romantic relationship and EIU were associated with lower and higher ARA tendencies respectively. Gender did not differentiate ARA severity either at the age of 16 or its changes over time. Results highlight the need of adopting a longitudinal-contextualized approach and provide implications for prevention and intervention initiatives in relation to the romantic development of adolescents.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6063419?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Vasileios Stavropoulos Stefanos Mastrotheodoros Tyrone L Burleigh Nicole Papadopoulos Rapson Gomez Avoidant romantic attachment in adolescence: Gender, excessive internet use and romantic relationship engagement effects. PLoS ONE |
| title | Avoidant romantic attachment in adolescence: Gender, excessive internet use and romantic relationship engagement effects. |
| title_full | Avoidant romantic attachment in adolescence: Gender, excessive internet use and romantic relationship engagement effects. |
| title_fullStr | Avoidant romantic attachment in adolescence: Gender, excessive internet use and romantic relationship engagement effects. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Avoidant romantic attachment in adolescence: Gender, excessive internet use and romantic relationship engagement effects. |
| title_short | Avoidant romantic attachment in adolescence: Gender, excessive internet use and romantic relationship engagement effects. |
| title_sort | avoidant romantic attachment in adolescence gender excessive internet use and romantic relationship engagement effects |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6063419?pdf=render |
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