School Bonding, Peer Associations, and Self-Views: The Influences of Gender and Grandparent Attachment on Adolescents in Mainland China

Autor/in	Liu, Ruth X.
Titel	School Bonding, Peer Associations, and Self-Views: The Influences of Gender and Grandparent Attachment on Adolescents in Mainland China
Quelle	In: Youth & Society, 48 (2016) 4, S.451-469 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0044-118X
DOI	10.1177/0044118X13496825
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Attachment Behavior; Grandparents; Adolescents; Adjustment (to Environment); Student School Relationship; Peer Relationship; Self Concept; Gender Differences; Student Surveys; Middle School Students; Family Relationship; Parent Child Relationship; Correlation; Questionnaires; Grade 7; Grade 8; Grade 9; Hypothesis Testing; Multiple Regression Analysis; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Attachment; Bindungsverhalten; Großeltern; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Schüler-Lehrer-Beziehung; Peer-Beziehungen; Selbstkonzept; Geschlechterkonflikt; Schülerbefragung; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Korrelation; Fragebogen; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest
Abstract	This study assesses the effects of attachment to paternal grandparents on Chinese adolescent adjustment in the domains of school bonding, peer associations, and self-views, and whether such effects may differ for adolescent boys and girls. Drawing on survey responses of 2,117 middle school students from Fuzhou City, China, regression analyses yield results quite consistent with the hypotheses. Chinese adolescents who indicate that they are close to their paternal grandparents tend to report higher levels of bonding to school, association with achievement-oriented peers, and more positive self-evaluation, and these effects are independent of adolescent closeness with their parents and other putative common correlates. Furthermore, attachment to paternal grandparents exerts stronger effects on adolescent boys than girls, especially in the domains of school bonding and peer associations. These results are discussed in light of attachment theory, grandparent support in Chinese setting, and policy implications. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01