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Divergent Interpersonal Paths To Well-Being For Insecurely Attached Emerging Adults, Joel A. Lane
Divergent Interpersonal Paths To Well-Being For Insecurely Attached Emerging Adults, Joel A. Lane
Counselor Education Faculty Publications and Presentations
The present study explored attachment, social support, and well-being among a sample of emerging adults. The model predicted that social support would:1) mediate the relationship between attachment anxiety and well-being, and 2) moderate the relationship between attachment avoidance and well-being. All hypotheses were supported. Implications for counselors are discussed.
Counseling Emerging Adults In Transition: Practical Applications Of Attachment And Social Support Research, Joel A. Lane
Counseling Emerging Adults In Transition: Practical Applications Of Attachment And Social Support Research, Joel A. Lane
Counselor Education Faculty Publications and Presentations
Today’s emerging adults (i.e., individuals between the ages of 18 and 29 in industrialized nations) navigate multiple significant life transitions (e.g., entering career life), and do so in a rapidly changing society. While these transitions pose psychological difficulties, a growing body of research has identified attachment and social support as two notably salient protective factors in emerging adulthood. The purpose of the present paper is to inform counseling work with emerging adult clients, particularly those in the midst of one or more transitions. This purpose is important given that the concept of emerging adulthood represents a relatively recent phenomenon that …
Attachment, Social Support Satisfaction, And Well-Being During Life Transition In Emerging Adulthood, Joel A. Lane, Robert S. Fink
Attachment, Social Support Satisfaction, And Well-Being During Life Transition In Emerging Adulthood, Joel A. Lane, Robert S. Fink
Counselor Education Faculty Publications and Presentations
The present study was designed to investigate the relations among attachment, social support satisfaction, and well-being in a cross-sectional sample of emerging adults (N = 213) experiencing one or more normative life transitions. The sample represented a range of educational and vocational backgrounds. The primary hypotheses were that social support satisfaction would mediate the associations between each attachment dimension and well-being. A corresponding theoretical model was tested using structural equation modeling. The model provided an excellent fit to the sample data. Social support satisfaction mediated the association between attachment anxiety and well-being, but not the association between attachment avoidance …
Attachment, Well-Being, And College Senior Concerns About The Transition Out Of College, Joel A. Lane
Attachment, Well-Being, And College Senior Concerns About The Transition Out Of College, Joel A. Lane
Counselor Education Faculty Publications and Presentations
This study examined the relationships among attachment, psychological well-being (PWB), life satisfaction, and concerns about the transition out of college among a sample of college seniors. A path analysis was conducted predicting that PWB and life satisfaction would mediate the relationships between attachment and three types of graduation transition concerns: career, change and loss, and support. Significant mediation effects impacting career concerns and change and loss concerns were discovered. Implications for college counseling are discussed. Keywords: attachment, college graduation, transition.