Attachment and motivational strategies in adolescence: exploring links

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2005

Authors

Isabel Soares (Author) Other; Marina Serra de Lemos (Author) FPCEUP; Cristina Almeida (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Adolescence

Vol. 40 No. 157

Pages: 129-154

ISSN: 0001-8449

Publisher: Libra Publishing Ltd.

Indexing

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Scientific classification

FOS: Social sciences > Psychology

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-000-4AY

Abstract (EN): Within the framework of attachment theory and of motivation goal theory, this study explored the relation between quality of attachment strategies and quality of motivational strategies in a sample of young adolescents. Specifically, this study examined patterns of thoughts, behaviors, and emotions as they related to representations of attachment and motivational functioning in situations that challenge or threaten three psychological needs (emotional security, competence, and autonomy). Forty-four students, aged 11 to 14 years, responded to imagined stressful situations in order to: (a) assess attachment strategies; (b) identify and assess students ' motivational strategies in stressful classroom circumstances; (c) assess motivational strategies of students with high and low control and agency beliefs; and (d) examine the relations between attachment and motivational strategies. Four distinct action patterns were identified: flexible action, rigid action, passive behavior, and disorganized behavior. Significant relations were found between control beliefs and motivational strategies, as well as a trend toward relations between attachment and motivational strategies, suggesting that secure adolescents show more constructive motivational strategies and less disorganized strategies when compared to insecure adolescents.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

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No. of pages: 26