Abstract
This study was designed to examine whether the impact of adolescents’ perceptions of maternal support on their well-being
hinges on their self-perceived styles of relating to their mother. Early adolescents (N = 174, 88 girls, M age 13.04 years) in England were assessed for perceptions of maternal support (emotional support, autonomy support), self-perceived
styles of relating to their mother (preoccupied, avoidant), and well-being (self-reported depression, peer social competence,
and peer-reported internalizing, externalizing problems). As expected, adolescents with a preoccupied (avoidant) style of
relating to their mother were vulnerable to (unaffected by) their perceptions of her. Results attest to the power of relationship
styles in affecting how early adolescents process information about their mothers in a manner that has implications for their
well-being.
hinges on their self-perceived styles of relating to their mother. Early adolescents (N = 174, 88 girls, M age 13.04 years) in England were assessed for perceptions of maternal support (emotional support, autonomy support), self-perceived
styles of relating to their mother (preoccupied, avoidant), and well-being (self-reported depression, peer social competence,
and peer-reported internalizing, externalizing problems). As expected, adolescents with a preoccupied (avoidant) style of
relating to their mother were vulnerable to (unaffected by) their perceptions of her. Results attest to the power of relationship
styles in affecting how early adolescents process information about their mothers in a manner that has implications for their
well-being.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category Research in Progress
- Pages 1-9
- DOI 10.1007/s12646-012-0153-y
- Authors
- Meenakshi Menon, Department of Psychology, University of Maine at Farmington, 234 Main Street, Farmington, ME 04938, USA
- Journal Psychological Studies
- Online ISSN 0974-9861
- Print ISSN 0033-2968