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Psicologia

Print version ISSN 0874-2049

Psicologia vol.20 no.1 Lisboa  2006

 

Vinculação aos pais e ao par romântico em adolescentes

Paula Mena Matos 1

Maria Emília Costa 2

 

 

Resumo: Tomando como ponto de partida a Teoria da Vinculação de Bowlby e Ainsworth e a abordagem conceptual e metodológica de Bartholomew, é apresen­tado um estudo empírico que pretende analisar (a) as associações entre a vincula­ção aos pais e a vinculação ao par romântico; e (b) as diferenças de género do adolescente e da figura parental nas representações da vinculação. Os resultados observados com a aplicação de duas entrevistas semi­‑estruturadas (Family Attach­ment Interview e Peer Attachment Interview de Bartholomew & Horowitz, 1991) a uma amostra de 82 adolescentes evidenciam a presença de regularidades nas re­presentações de ambos os domínios, manifestas não apenas em recorrências temá­ticas e de conteúdo, mas também em recorrências estruturais ao nível da or­ganiza­ção discursiva. Ainda que a magnitude dos valores seja moderada, de um modo geral, os adolescentes com vinculações seguras às figuras parentais relacio­nam­‑se de um modo mais seguro do ponto de vista romântico, apresentando repre­senta­ções mais favoráveis acerca de si próprio e dos outros. Na generalidade não foram observadas diferenças do género do adolescente nos padrões de vinculação, tendo sido a relação com a mãe classificada como mais preocupada e a relação com o pai como mais desinvestida apenas para os rapazes.

Palavras‑chave: vinculação aos pais, relações românticas, adolescência, narrativa

 

 

Parental and romantic attachment in adolescents

Abstract: Based on Bowlby's and Ainsworth's attachment theory, and on Bartholomew's conceptual and methodo­logical approach, this paper addresses parental and romantic attachment represen­tations of late adolescents. Using a cross­‑sectional research design, the study examines (a) continuities and discontinuities across relational domains, and (b) differences in attachment representations as a function of adolescent’s and paren­tal gender. Two coded semistructured interviews (Family Attachment Inter­view e Peer Attachment Interview, Bartholomew & Horowitz, 1991) were administrated to a sample of 82 late adolescents. Results indicate the presence of regularities in the attachment representations of both domains, evidenced in the thematic and content recurrences, as well as in the structural recurrences of the narratives' organization. Albeit the moderate magnitude of the values observed, adolescents with secure attachments to parents tend to relate in a more secure way to their romantic partners, presenting more positive representations of self and others. No gender differences in attachment patterns were observed, although attachment to mother was classified as more preoccupied for boys and girls, and attachment to father as more dismissive only for boys.

Key‑words: attachment to parents; romantic relationships; adolescence; narrative

 

 

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1 Prof. Auxiliar da Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação da Universidade do Porto.

2 Prof. Catedrática da Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação da Universida­de do Porto.

Correspondência sobre este artigo deve ser enviada para pmmatos@fpce.up.pt.