The role of maternal employment on the development of a child's attachment style

Date of Publication

2007

Document Type

Bachelor's Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts Major in Psychology

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Psychology

Thesis Adviser

Rowena Silva

Defense Panel Member

Laurene Chua-Garcia

Abstract/Summary

Using a descriptive design, this research aimed to examine the four-group attachment prototype model of Bartholomew (1991) and the relationship it forms with maternal employment. Maternal employment is classified into the time of absence of the mother, the kind of maternal employment she is engaged in, and the presence of alternative caregivers during the mothers' absence. One hundred adolescents, with ages ranging from 16-21 participated in this research. The Attachment Style Questionnaire (ASQ) was administered to the participants and this was used to determine the most prominent attachment style developed. An interview guide was given to the participants and the data gathered by the interviews was coded and used to supplement the results of the ASQ. Results showed that majority of the adolescents had a dismissing attachment style, specifically a discomfort attachment style, and based in the interviews, their answers showed three common themes: their desired parenting style, independence and compensatory actions.

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Print

Accession Number

TU14033

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

136 leaves ; 29 cm.

Keywords

Working mothers; Children of working mothers; Mothers--Employment

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