Abstract / Excerpt:

This study was conducted to identify the different attachment styles developed by the adolescents who have migrant parents or parents who are working abroad. There were (n=60) adolescents from ages twelve to twenty as respondents of the study. Respondents were given a questionnaire that captures their socio-demographic profile, measures their attachment styles by Shaver and Hazen questionnaire, and open-ended questions. First, respondents were asked to answer questions about their socio-demographic profile such as age, sex, gender, and perceived socio-economic status. Finally, in the Shaver and Hazen questionnaire, they were asked to answer fourteen questions that measure their attachment styles. This study aims to identify the dominant attachment style developed by the adolescents due to parents' migration and if there are significant differences across interactions with socio-demographic variables. Results showed a significant difference in attachment styles of adolescents with migrant parents, wherein respondents were significantly more likely to be secure than ambivalent, and no significant difference in their avoidant and ambivalent and avoidant attachment style. Attachment styles across different socio-demographic variables showed no significant difference, this suggests that attachment styles did not vary.

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Source Institution	Ateneo de Davao University
Unit	Social Science
Authors	Co, Jeremy B.
Page Count	1
Place of Publication	Davao City
Original Publication Date	March 2, 2009
Tags	Migrant Parents, Psychology

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