This study examined both continuity and familial, intrapsychic, and environmental predictors
of change in adolescent attachment security across a 2‐year period from middle to late …

This study sought to identify ways in which adolescent attachment security, as assessed via
the Adult Attachment Interview, is manifest in qualities of the secure base provided by the …

This study examined whether attachment theory could be used to shed light on the often
high degree of discordance between self- and observer ratings of behavioral functioning and …

This study examined attachment organization as a moderator of the link between the quality
of the adolescents' current friendships and delinquent behavior. Data were gathered from a …

… hypothetical ideals (Allen & Land; Allen, in press). The three existing studies to date have
documented moderate stability in attachment security across both early and late adolescence (…

… combined effects of risk factors associated with living in poverty in high-risk urban areas
than poverty status alone (McElhaney & Allen, 2001). Cronbach’s alpha for this scale was .91. …

… hypothetical ideals (Allen & Land; Allen, in press). The three existing studies to date have
documented moderate stability in attachment security across both early and late adolescence (…

… & Hauser, 1996), and increases in overall social functioning (McElhaney & Allen, 2001). …
positive outcomes for all adolescents (Allen et al., 2002; McElhaney & Allen, 2001), and the …

… (Allen, Hauser, Bell, & O'Connor, 1994; Steinberg, 1990), under adverse conditions, autonomy
in interactions with parents may take on more negative characteristics (McElhaney & Allen…

This study used longitudinal, multimethod data to examine specific patterns of behavioral
interaction with parents and peers that were hypothesized to predict increasing levels of …