A new study examined emotional attachment between members of families with an adolescent or a young adult (18-23 years of age). Results showed that emotional attachment in these families can be described using three distinct psychological components and that an increase in stress of parents predicted attachment insecurity in the family. The study was published in the Journal of Marriage and Family. When children grow up to become young adults, they enter a period of dramatic transitions. These transitions include leaving the parental home, developing a career, forming long-term romantic relati…
