Mental health in emerging adulthood: Anti-mattering mediates the effects of attachment to mothers and fathers

IF 1.8 3区社会学 Q2 FAMILY STUDIES

Family Relations Pub Date : 2025-03-24 DOI:10.1111/fare.13175

Amy M. Kolak, Olivia D. Panasko, Stephen D. Short

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Abstract

Objective

The current study examined associations among emerging adults' attachment security and insecurity to mothers and fathers, mattering, anti-mattering, and psychological distress.

Background

Parent–child attachment and mattering have been found to have a unique impact on psychological functioning during emerging adulthood; however, few studies have considered their simultaneous contributions.

Method

A sample of 278 college students participated in an online survey. Measures assessed emerging adults' recollections of interactions with their parents during childhood as well as current perceptions of mattering, anti-mattering, and psychological distress.

Results

Attachment security to mothers was inversely related to psychological distress, whereas attachment insecurity to mothers and fathers was positively associated with psychological distress. Moreover, mattering was inversely related to psychological distress and insecurity to mothers and fathers and positively correlated to security to mothers and fathers. Conversely, anti-mattering was positively correlated with psychological distress and insecurity to mothers and fathers and inversely related to security to mothers and fathers.

Conclusion

Path analysis showed that anti-mattering, but not mattering, mediated the associations between participants' attachment security to their mothers and fathers and their psychological distress.

Implications

These findings could also be used to inform intervention and counseling efforts aimed at improving individuals' perceived significance and value across the lifespan.

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成年初期的心理健康：反物质介导对父母依恋的影响

目的探讨初出期成人依恋安全感、对父母不安全感、物欲、反物欲和心理困扰之间的关系。亲子依恋和关爱对初成年期心理功能有独特的影响；然而，很少有研究考虑到它们的同时贡献。方法对278名大学生进行在线调查。测试评估了初出期成年人对童年时期与父母互动的回忆，以及当前对重要、反重要和心理困扰的看法。结果对母亲的依恋安全感与心理困扰呈负相关，对母亲和父亲的依恋不安全感与心理困扰呈正相关。此外，物质与父母的心理困扰和不安全感呈负相关，与父母的安全感呈正相关。相反，反物质与父母的心理困扰和不安全感正相关，与父母的安全感负相关。结论通径分析表明，反物质性在父母依恋安全感与心理困扰之间起中介作用，而非物质性。这些发现也可以用来为干预和咨询工作提供信息，旨在提高个人在整个生命周期中的感知意义和价值。

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Family Relations Multiple-

CiteScore

3.40

自引率

13.60%

发文量

164

期刊介绍： A premier, applied journal of family studies, Family Relations is mandatory reading for family scholars and all professionals who work with families, including: family practitioners, educators, marriage and family therapists, researchers, and social policy specialists. The journal"s content emphasizes family research with implications for intervention, education, and public policy, always publishing original, innovative and interdisciplinary works with specific recommendations for practice.