@Article{ijmhp.2025.061059,
AUTHOR = {Chao Qu, Xiaoshan Jia, Haidong Zhu},
TITLE = {Profiles of Parent-Child Attachment and Peer Attachment among Adolescents and Associations with Internalizing Problems},
JOURNAL = {International Journal of Mental Health Promotion},
VOLUME = {27},
YEAR = {2025},
NUMBER = {3},
PAGES = {401--420},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/IJMHP/v27n3/60246},
ISSN = {2049-8543},
ABSTRACT = { Objectives: Attachment is a profound and enduring connection to the emotion children progressively
form with their parents as they mature. It significantly impacts the social and psychological development of kids and
teenagers. This study aimed to explore the latent profiles and longitudinal transition patterns of parent-child and peer
attachments among adolescents. Methods: A cohort of 914 participants from China completed the measures with a
twelve-month interval. There were 46.8% boys and 53.2% girls in this survey. Latent profile analysis (LPA) was adopted
to explore the distinct profiles reflecting different parent-child and peer attachment response patterns at each time point.
Latent transition analysis (LTA) was used to examine the membership of distinct latent profiles and how individuals
move between profiles over time. Results: Three latent profiles were found: the poor parent-child communication
profile, the moderate attachment profile, and the good attachment profile. It was shown that the transition probability
from the poor parent-child communication and good attachment profiles to the moderate attachment profile was higher
than the transition probability between the poor parent-child communication and good attachment profiles. Patterns of
parent-child and peer attachments were associated with depression and anxiety. Conclusion: This study demonstrates
differences in adolescents’ attachment to fathers, mothers, and peers and the need for targeted interventions for groups
of adolescents with moderate levels of parent-child and peer attachment.},
DOI = {10.32604/ijmhp.2025.061059}
}