 Parental Attachment and Love Language as Determinants of Resilience Among Graduating University StudentsSally I. Maximo and Jennifer S. Carranza SAGE Open, 2016, vol. 6, issue 1, 2158244015622800 Abstract: The influence of parental attachment and love language on the resilience of graduating university students was studied in a Philippine setting. Using the survey method ( N = 843), it was found that a secure attachment and receiving love from parents result in higher resilience. The parental love languages quality time, words of affirmation, and acts of service significantly contributed to resilience. These are love languages that provide emotional, motivational, and practical resources that build resilience. While quality time contributed the most to resilience, a secure attachment is most especially required of fathers whereas words of affirmation and physical touch are needed from mothers. Sons need quality time from their fathers and the physical touch of their mothers. Daughters benefit from quality time with mothers alongside a secure attachment and words of affirmation from their fathers. This study emphasizes the parental factors of attachment and love as external resources of resilience. The research highlights the quality of parent–child relationship experience that would support the resilience of young adults. Results also point to the advantage of having loving parents and a secure parental attachment. Keywords: resilience; attachment; love language; parent–child relationship; gender (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:sae:sagope:v:6:y:2016:i:1:p:2158244015622800 Access Statistics for this article More articles in SAGE Open |
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