Final work: Scientific Writing
Part A: Literature Research
Is there a connection between attachment patterns and loneliness?
Section A: Research Subject
According to Bogaerts et al. (2006), there is a possibility of attachment theory being a generic frame to examine emotional loneliness feelings among young adults. Their research was focussed on exploring the parental and peer attachments to the subjective feelings of emotional loneliness.
Section B: Research Methodology
The study utilized the Parental Bonding Instrument to measure parents’ contribution towards bonding or the individual’s recollection of a parent’s attitudes and behaviors. A sample of 440 students volunteered to participate in the research, and thus each answered a questionnaire with 25 items. The items were filled differently for the father and mother, and the two dimensions measured were mainly care and overprotection.
Section C: Research Conclusion
As illustrated by Table 1, it was evident that the individuals suffering from the feelings of emotional illness had insecure attachment styles with their parents and could not form and maintain close relationships with other individuals. Among the respondents with better parental attachments, which were characterized by caring and an autonomous father and mother, many of them rarely felt lonely. This is demonstrated by the high averages of 34.11 and 35.13 for autonomous parents and 31.01 and 29.67 for the caring parents. The primary question asked in the research was whether the respondent. The reliability of these results increases, considering that they supported previous research findings on the matter. Citing research by Weiss in 1989, the study indicated that insufficient adult relational attitudes led to social loneliness or disconnection with other individuals. The research also affirmed the significance of parent and child relationships as they influence their adult attachment styles.
PART B: Reading and Reviewing Literature
The study conducted by Caldwell et al. (2006) looked into parental monitoring and their effect on adolescent respondents’ self-esteem and delinquency. The research acknowledges the previous research to determine the significance of family involvement and their relationship in deciding one’s delinquency within the adolescent population. However, according to Caldwell et al. (2006), there is not enough research on specific processes of parental monitoring, especially in Hispanic male adolescents. This research proved that the more a young individual was preoccupied with family members, the lesser the chance of them engaging in delinquency. The research involved 95 Mexican American male adolescents whose individual responses would input into a Parent Monitoring Scale, Rosenberg Self-esteem Inventory, and an Asocial Index–Jesness Inventory. The findings were achieved after the computation of the Pearson product-moment correlation to capture the patterns in bivariate relationships between mother and father monitoring, self-esteem, and delinquency. The results from these scales found that parental monitoring had a negative correlation with delinquency. The same result would be found with maternal misconduct.
PART C: Method Selection
In regards to Kim et al. (2019), the research was studying the development and validation of the responses made to the sexual rejection scale. Kim and his co-authors had to ensure that they enlisted proper questions for their respondents to ensure they captured the right information in line with their research subject. Kim et al. (2019) divided the questionnaire into four categories: understanding, resentful, insecure, and enticing. In each group, the authors presented short and concise questions about those categories and ensured that they captured that information. Participants had been directed to rate each item from 1 (never) to 5 (frequently) and advised to rate the frequency of their distinct reactions in case they ask for sex, and their partner informs them of not wanting to do it. These reactions were outlined directly, making it easier for the respondent to wonder what the authors were meaning. Apart from the respondents understanding the questions to give their accurate responses, the researchers would also be able to analyze the results from the data quickly. With proper data analysis techniques such as SPSS and an appropriate questionnaire with the most accurate results, the researchers were able to assess the typical reactions of individuals when they are faced with the situation. The Linkert scale improvised fits appropriately on the criteria implemented for the kind of questions chosen for a questionnaire. These entail furnishing the research with the required data and digging data that can be formatted in a manner that can easily be organized.
References
Bogaerts, S., Vanheule, S., & Desmet, M. (2006). Feelings of subjective emotional loneliness: An exploration of attachment. Social Behavior and Personality: an international journal, 34(7), 797-812.
Weiss, R. S. (1989). Reflections on the present state of loneliness research. In M. Hojat & R. Crandall (Eds.), Loneliness: Theory, research, and applications (pp. 51-56). Newbury Park, California: Sage Publications.
Caldwell, R. M., Beutler, L. E., Ross, S. A., & Silver, N. C. (2006). Brief report: An examination of the relationships between parental monitoring, self-esteem, and delinquency among Mexican American male adolescents. Journal of Adolescence, 29(3), 459-464.
Lasko, D. S., Field, T. M., Gonzalez, K. P., Harding, J., Yando, R., & Bendell, D. (1996). Adolescent depressed mood and parental unhappiness. Adolescence, 31(121), 49–57.
Smith, C., & Krohn, M. (1995). Delinquency and family life among male adolescents: The role of ethnicity. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 24(1), 69–93.
Pabon, E. (1998). Hispanic adolescent delinquency and the family: Discussion of sociocultural influences. Adolescence, 33(133), 940–955
