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Contribution of parental attachment and involvement to the subjective health complaints, anxiety and depressive symptoms in college students

The contribution of parents in explaining psychological problems of adolescents is usually considered through only one aspect of relations with parents. Separate studies confirmed that internalizing problems in adolescence are related either to insecure attachment or to parental control. The goal of this study was to explore the predictive influence of college adjustment and both parental attachment and parental involvement on health complaints, depression and anxiety. A longitudinal sample of 260 college students was used. At the beginning of the first year of study (T1) students completed Experiences in Close Relationship Inventory adapted for parental attachment and Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire. In the second year (T2) Parent Involvement in Academic Functioning Scale was administrated. Beck Anxiety Inventory, Beck Depression Inventory (II) and Subjective Health Complaints were used in both time of measurement. Health complaints and anxiety symptoms were higher in the second year of study. Students with fearful attachment style had more internalized symptoms in both times of measurement. After controlling for the symptoms at T1, parental attachment, college adjustment and parental involvement in academic functioning had different contribution to anxiety, somatic and depression symptoms. Results suggest sustaining parents' contribution to college student internalized problems.

parental attachment; parental involvement; college students; adjustment

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