Abstract

PENAGOS, Andrea; RODRIGUEZ, Mariángela; CARRILLO, Sonia  and  CASTRO, Jorge. Attachment, romantic relationships and self-concept in teenagers from Bogotá. Univ. Psychol. [online]. 2006, vol.5, n.1, pp.21-36. ISSN 1657-9267.

The main purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between attachment, self-concept and some characteristics of romantic relationships in adolescents. The sample consisted of 1.435 adolescents from feminine, masculine and mixed schools in Bogotá; these schools served students from low, middle and high socioeconomic status. Participants filled out a set of questionnaires which included sociodemographic information and scales that measure attachment relationships with parents and peers, dimensions of romantic relationships and self-concept. Results indicated adolescents perceived high levels of security in the relationships with their mothers, fathers and peers. Additionally, it was found that the relationships with these three attachment figures predicted the level of self-concept and the positive characteristics of adolescents’ romantic relationships are mainly explained by the attachment relationship with the mother and the peers. Finally, it was found that the level of self-concept predicted the positive characteristics of the romantic relationships in this sample of adolescents from Bogotá.

Keywords : Attachment; adolescence; romantic relationships; self-concept teenagers.

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