Stepfamily relationships and attachment in young adulthood

Research exploring the influence of parent-child relationships in stepfamilies has primarily focused on internalizing and externalizing behaviors, and academic outcomes. The purpose of this study is to build on previous research by exploring how parent-child relationship quality influences emerging adult reports of attachment anxiety and avoidance. However, the relationships between a child and their caregiver do not exist in isolation. Due to the interconnected nature of family relationships, it is likely that the relationships between siblings, biological parents, and stepparents will all collectively impact the development of the caregiver-child relationship and subsequently their reports of attachment anxiety and avoidance. Thus, the purpose of this study is to (a) explore how parent-child relationship quality influence emerging adult attachment and (b) examine how family relationships, such as those between siblings and parents, might impact reports of parent-child relationship quality.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph. D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Doctoral

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Human environmental sciences (MU)

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Missouri--Columbia

Year dc:date.issued

2023

Author dc:creator

• Egginton, Braquel Rachel

Advisors dc:contributor.advisor

• Garneau-Rosner, Chelsea
• Herzog, Melissa

Language dc:language.iso

eng, English

DOI

https://doi.org/10.32469/10355/98754

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:mospace.umsystem.edu:10355/98754