Attachment networks in young adults.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This study investigated attachment networks in a sample of Italian young adults. Attachment networks were defined in terms of attachment functions, attachment strength, the presence of a primary figure, and full-blown attachments.

Method

Participants were 405 young adults, and we studied the effects of the demographic variables of gender, romantic status (whether single, involved in a romantic relationship for less or more than 24 months) and employment (whether university students or workers) on the structure of attachment networks. Participants were asked to answer the WHO-TO questionnaire, and derived indexes were analyzed using mixed ANOVAs, linear and logistic regression techniques.

Results

Results indicated that while friends still had great importa

SUBMITTER: Carli LL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10877005 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature