Date of Award
2011
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Abstract
Attachment, a vital part of human life, is defined as a strong emotional bond with a caregiver that is formed through repetitions of behaviors that children adjust to accordingly. One forms a view on relationships that transfers from parents to peers as a result of their internal working model (IWM). A secure attachment can form a healthy model while an insecure one may form an unhealthy, negative model. The present study assesses preadolescents' attachment styles toward their friends and examines whether their attachment styles interact with peers' attachment styles to predict liking of the peers and aggression toward the peers.
Extent
viii, 62 p. : ill.
Recommended Citation
May, Alexzandria., "role of middle childhood attachment styles in peer liking and target-specific aggression" (2011). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2010 - 2019. 387.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_6/387
Identifier
FADT3332723
Comments
by Alexzandria May.|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2011.|Includes bibliography.|Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2011. Mode of access: World Wide Web.|by Alexzandria May.