Aggression in Adolescents: The Role of Mother-Child Attachment and Self-Esteem
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Literature Review
2.1. Attachment and Aggression
2.2. Attachment, Self-Esteem, and Aggression
2.3. Present Study
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Participants and Procedure
3.2. Measures
3.2.1. Aggression
3.2.2. Mother’s Attachment
3.2.3. Self-Esteem
3.3. Data Analysis
4. Results
4.1. Descriptive Statistics
4.2. Hypothesis Analysis
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Correlation Coefficient | Interpretation |
---|---|
1 | Perfect |
0.70–0.99 | Strong |
0.40–0.699 | Moderate |
0.10–0.399 | Weak |
0 | Zero |
Variable | Mean | Std. Deviation | Minimum | Maximum |
---|---|---|---|---|
Aggression | 130.24 | 34.910 | 53.0 | 216.0 |
Secure attachment | 71.91 | 21.548 | 18.0 | 126.0 |
Insecure attachment | 32.45 | 9.867 | 8.0 | 56.0 |
Anxious attachment | 20.03 | 6.272 | 5.0 | 35.0 |
Self-esteem | 140.66 | 39.233 | 53.0 | 234.0 |
N = 730 |
Variable | Aggression | Self-Esteem |
---|---|---|
Secure attachment | −0.216 *** | 0.421 *** |
Insecure attachment | 0.141 *** | −0.280 *** |
Anxious attachment | 0.172 *** | −0.340 *** |
Self-esteem | −0.402 *** |
Path | Coefficient (β) | p-Value |
---|---|---|
Direct effect | ||
Secure attachment -> self-esteem | 0.402 | 0.000 *** |
Insecure attachment -> self-esteem | −0.267 | 0.000 *** |
Anxious attachment -> self-esteem | −0.314 | 0.000 *** |
self-esteem -> aggression | −0.441 | 0.000 *** |
Secure attachment -> aggression | −0.225 | 0.000 *** |
Insecure attachment -> aggression | 0.148 | 0.000 *** |
Anxious attachment -> aggression | 0.174 | 0.000 *** |
Indirect effect | ||
Secure attachment -> self-esteem -> aggression | −0.177 | 0.000 *** |
Insecure attachment -> self-esteem -> aggression | 0.118 | 0.000 *** |
Anxious attachment -> self-esteem -> aggression | 0.138 | 0.000 *** |
Total effect | ||
Secure attachment -> aggression | −0.402 | 0.000 *** |
Insecure attachment -> aggression | 0.265 | 0.000 *** |
Anxious attachment -> aggression | 0.312 | 0.000 *** |
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Muarifah, A.; Mashar, R.; Hashim, I.H.M.; Rofiah, N.H.; Oktaviani, F. Aggression in Adolescents: The Role of Mother-Child Attachment and Self-Esteem. Behav. Sci. 2022, 12, 147. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs12050147
Muarifah A, Mashar R, Hashim IHM, Rofiah NH, Oktaviani F. Aggression in Adolescents: The Role of Mother-Child Attachment and Self-Esteem. Behavioral Sciences. 2022; 12(5):147. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs12050147
Chicago/Turabian StyleMuarifah, Alif, Riana Mashar, Intan Hashimah Mohd Hashim, Nurul Hidayati Rofiah, and Fitriana Oktaviani. 2022. "Aggression in Adolescents: The Role of Mother-Child Attachment and Self-Esteem" Behavioral Sciences 12, no. 5: 147. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs12050147
APA StyleMuarifah, A., Mashar, R., Hashim, I. H. M., Rofiah, N. H., & Oktaviani, F. (2022). Aggression in Adolescents: The Role of Mother-Child Attachment and Self-Esteem. Behavioral Sciences, 12(5), 147. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs12050147