Secondary Attachments and Adolescent Self Concept.

Adams-Price, Carolyn; Greene, A. L.

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ERIC Number: EJ417618

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Publication Date: 1990

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Secondary Attachments and Adolescent Self Concept.

Adams-Price, Carolyn; Greene, A. L.

Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, v22 n3-4 p187-98 Feb 1990

In a study examining attachments to celebrity figures, 79 male and female fifth, eighth, and eleventh graders and college sophomores described themselves and their favorite celebrities. It was found that such attachments are equally important to males and females, and that gender and age affect the nature of the attachment. (DM)

Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Attachment Behavior, Children, College Students, Fantasy, Identification (Psychology), Multivariate Analysis, Role Models, Self Concept, Sex Differences

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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