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Personality, Parental Behavior, and Attachment to Close Friends

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  • Tea Pavin Ivanec
  • Antonia Babojelić

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The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between young women’s personality traits, perceived parental behavior of their parents, and the dimensions of attachment to close friends. Results generally indicated significant effects of personality traits and parental behavior on attachment to close friends. More specifically, agreeableness was a negative predictor of attachment anxiety, and neuroticism was a positive predictor of the same attachment dimension. Both agreeableness and extraversion were negative predictors of attachment avoidance. Parental behavior was predictive for attachment avoidance in close friendship, while there were no effects of parental behavior on attachment anxiety. Mothers’ supportiveness and restrictive control were negative predictors of attachment avoidance, whereby fathers’ support was a positive predictor of this attachment dimension. The results imply the importance of both personality and parental behavior as determinants of attachment to close friends and also suggest the need for further research of specific associations within the context of these broad theoretical constructs.

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  • Tea Pavin Ivanec & Antonia Babojelić, 2020. "Personality, Parental Behavior, and Attachment to Close Friends," International Journal of Psychological Studies, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 12(4), pages 1-19, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibn:ijpsjl:v:12:y:2020:i:4:p:19
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