Attachment Theory and Theory of Planned Behavior: An Integrative Model Predicting Underage Drinking

Autor/inn/en	Lac, Andrew; Crano, William D.; Berger, Dale E.; Alvaro, Eusebio M.
Titel	Attachment Theory and Theory of Planned Behavior: An Integrative Model Predicting Underage Drinking
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 49 (2013) 8, S.1579-1590 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/a0030728
Schlagwörter	Drinking; Attachment Behavior; Risk; Structural Equation Models; Behavior Theories; Prediction; Peer Relationship; Mothers; Parent Child Relationship; Intention; Adolescents; Measures (Individuals); Factor Analysis; Correlation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Trinken; Attachment; Bindungsverhalten; Risiko; Vorhersage; Peer-Beziehungen; Mother; Mutter; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Messdaten; Faktorenanalyse; Korrelation
Abstract	Research indicates that peer and maternal bonds play important but sometimes contrasting roles in the outcomes of children. Less is known about attachment bonds to these 2 reference groups in young adults. Using a sample of 351 participants (18 to 20 years of age), the research integrated two theoretical traditions: attachment theory and theory of planned behavior (TPB). The predictive contribution of both theories was examined in the context of underage adult alcohol use. Using full structural equation modeling, results substantiated the hypotheses that secure peer attachment positively predicted norms and behavioral control toward alcohol, but secure maternal attachment inversely predicted attitudes and behavioral control toward alcohol. Alcohol attitudes, norms, and behavioral control each uniquely explained alcohol intentions, which anticipated an increase in alcohol behavior 1 month later. The hypothesized processes were statistically corroborated by tests of indirect and total effects. These findings support recommendations for programs designed to curtail risky levels of underage drinking using the tenets of attachment theory and TPB. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01