Parent–Youth Attachment Insecurity and Informant Discrepancies of Intrafamilial Aggression.
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| Title: | Parent–Youth Attachment Insecurity and Informant Discrepancies of Intrafamilial Aggression. |
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| Authors: | Thornton, Emily M. (AUTHOR), Dys, Sebastian P. (AUTHOR), Sierra Hernandez, Carlos (AUTHOR), Smith, Ryan J. (AUTHOR), Moretti, Marlene M. (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Child Psychiatry & Human Development. Dec2025, Vol. 56 Issue 6, p1721-1732. 12p. |
| Subjects: | Parent-teenager relationships, Domestic violence, Social development, Family relations, Security (Psychology), Parent-child relationships |
| Abstract: | This study investigated how youth attachment anxiety and avoidance are associated with informant discrepancies of intrafamilial aggression within families where youth have clinically significant mental health challenges (N = 510 youth–parent dyads). Using polynomial regressions, we tested whether youth attachment avoidance and anxiety moderated the absolute magnitude of the association between youth- and parent-reports of aggression toward each other. Furthermore, difference scores were computed to test whether youth attachment was associated with the direction of youths' reports of the frequency of aggression relative to parents (i.e., did youth under- or over-report). Dyads' reports of youth-to-parent aggression were more strongly related at high than low levels of attachment anxiety. Results also revealed that youth attachment anxiety was associated with youth over-reporting of youth-to-parent and parent-to-youth aggression (relative to parents), whereas attachment avoidance was associated with youth over-reporting parent-to-youth aggression (relative to parents). These findings highlight the importance of understanding the source of informant discrepancies in social-emotional development and family functioning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | This study investigated how youth attachment anxiety and avoidance are associated with informant discrepancies of intrafamilial aggression within families where youth have clinically significant mental health challenges (N = 510 youth–parent dyads). Using polynomial regressions, we tested whether youth attachment avoidance and anxiety moderated the absolute magnitude of the association between youth- and parent-reports of aggression toward each other. Furthermore, difference scores were computed to test whether youth attachment was associated with the direction of youths' reports of the frequency of aggression relative to parents (i.e., did youth under- or over-report). Dyads' reports of youth-to-parent aggression were more strongly related at high than low levels of attachment anxiety. Results also revealed that youth attachment anxiety was associated with youth over-reporting of youth-to-parent and parent-to-youth aggression (relative to parents), whereas attachment avoidance was associated with youth over-reporting parent-to-youth aggression (relative to parents). These findings highlight the importance of understanding the source of informant discrepancies in social-emotional development and family functioning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 0009398X |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10578-023-01662-2 |
