Parental and Peer Attachment as Predictors of the Perceived Experience of Emerging Adulthood among Undergraduates between the Ages of 18-20: A Multiple Regression Study
Year: 2012
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to identify which combination of factors associated with parent attachment, peer attachment, sex, age, ethnicity, number of undergraduate credit hours, high school graduation date, relationship status, residential status, mental health diagnosis, primary caregivers, perceived closeness of parent attachment, and perceived closeness of peer attachment predict the degree of experiencing emerging adulthood among undergraduate students between the ages of 18 to 20.This study included 1,614 participants; participation included the completion of demographic data, the Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment (IPPA), and the Inventory of the Dimensions of Emerging Adulthood (IDEA).An alpha of 0.01, power of .80,and a small effect size were maintained throughout this study.A standard multiple regression design and a stepwise multiple regression design were used.Results showed that the multiple regression equations were statistically significant for both genders.Using standard multiple regression, peer trust explained a unique proportion of the variance for males while peer communication, peer alienation, and parent alienation explained a unique proportion of the variance for females.Using stepwise multiple regression, peer trust and peer alienation explained a unique proportion
Author: Christina M. Schnyders
Institution: Kent State University
Language: English
Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2528225129