Attachment and close relationships across the life span
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- 1 December 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Attachment & Human Development
- Vol. 6 (4) , 353-370
- https://doi.org/10.1080/1461673042000303136
Abstract
The Convoy Model of Social Relations is identified as a unifying conceptual framework within which to consider attachment and other close social relationships across the life span. Convoy data are provided for people aged 8 to 93 in both the United States and Japan. Data from community based representative samples in the Detroit (N = 1703) and Yokohama (N = 1842) metropolitan areas indicate age differences in all close relationships but gender differences only in very close relationships in the two countries. There was only one Age × Gender × Country interaction for number of people in close relations. Examination of role relationships suggest age differences overall but considerable similarities in the two countries.Keywords
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