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http://dx.doi.org/10.7856/kjcls.2015.26.2.375

Effects of Attachment to the Mother in Childhood and Self-Esteem in Adulthood on Adult Students' School Adjustment  

Lee, Sarah (Dept. of Child Welfare & Educare, Sejong Cyber University)
Song, Seung-Min (Dept. of Child & Family Welfare, University of Suwon)
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The Korean Journal of Community Living Science / v.26, no.2, 2015 , pp. 375-386 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study examines the effects of parent-child attachment across the child's life from a life-span developmental perspective. The study investigates the effects of a child's attachment to his or her mother in childhood on his or her school attachment as an adult student and explores the role of self-esteem as a mediator of the relationship between these two variables. A total of 529 S Cyber University students taking social welfare classes participated in this study. These students completed a questionnaire about their present level of self-esteem, attachment to their mother in childhood, and school adjustment. According to the SEM results, adult students' self-esteem fully mediated the relationship between their mother-child attachment in childhood and their school adjustment in adulthood. Attachment security for the mother in childhood was related to the child's own internal working model, and positive self-esteem was related to school adjustment.
Keywords
attachment; lifespan perspective; self-esteem; school adjustment;
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