Abstract
The present study aimed at identifying the relationship between parental attachment styles and separation anxiety in the light of the gender of children. Therefore, the scales of separation anxiety and parental attachment were prepared and applied to a sample of 300 students from the upper grades in the primary stage in Jeddah. Results showed statistically significant correlation coefficients between parental attachment styles (anaclitic attachment, anxious attachment, and preoccupied attachment) and separation anxiety (depressive symptoms associated with parental separation anxiety, social concerns, fear of child-mother separation, general anxiety, and total degree of parental separation anxiety). There were no statistically significant differences in anxious attachment and depressive symptoms associated with parental separation anxiety and fear of parent's departure from the house.
Highlights
The environment tremendously affects the child's personality formation and its future style
This study identified the relationship between attachment styles and social problems solving among adolescent students
The study attempts to answer the following major question: What is the relationship between separation anxiety and parental attachment styles among children?
Summary
The environment tremendously affects the child's personality formation and its future style. The child's relationships with one's parents, brothers, sisters, and relatives define one's personality style and attitudes towards the others and the things. Psychologists, such as Freud and Bowlby, agree on the significance of family role and strong impact on the child's socialization, personality formation, as well as social and psychological development. Children tend to be close to other individuals whom they appreciate 3. Factors related to maturity and the environment: development of attachment selective behavior necessitates that the child is capable of distinguishing the individuals and that s/he has social responses. The individual counts on the others to explore the new surrounding environment, endeavors to interact with them, and s/he is disturbed due to their departure
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