Publication Date

2022

Document Type

Dissertation/Thesis

First Advisor

Harris-McKoy, DeAnna

Second Advisor

Shi, Lin

Degree Name

M.S. (Master of Science)

Legacy Department

School of Family and Consumer Sciences

Abstract

Hispanic youth have been recognized as a large population struggling with mental illness. There has been little investigation surrounding the relationship between Hispanic adolescents and anxious tendencies, despite being the second highest population experiencing symptoms. The current study aims to explain the prevalence of symptoms of anxiety in Mexican American adolescents by examining maternal attachment quality. Data from a sample of 432 Mexican American adolescents from the ages of 13 to 21 was analyzed to determine the relationship between maternal attachment quality and symptoms of anxiety. Adolescents demonstrated greater symptoms of anxiety when they had lower maternal attachment quality. After comparing the means, female adolescents reported a greater mean score of anxiety than males, whereas males reported greater mean maternal attachment quality than females.

Extent

46 pages

Language

eng

Publisher

Northern Illinois University

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