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Abstract
Background: secure parent attachment is connected with adolescents’ psychological wellbeing. The Aim of the current study is to assess the effect of parent - adolescent attachment on their psychological wellbeing. Research design: A descriptive exploratory research design was utilized in this study. Setting: the study was conducted at secondary schools at El Gharbia Governorate. Subject: A purposive sample was used, and it’s composed of 364 students. Tools were utilized; 1) a structured questionnaire to assess demographic data, 2): an inventory of parent attachment (IPA), to assess adolescents’ parent attachments 3) Ryff’s Scale to assess an adolescent’s psychological wellbeing. Results: more than half of the studied adolescents were highly attached to their mothers, and nearly half of them were highly attached to their fathers. Also, more than two-fifths of them have good psychological wellbeing, and there was a highly significant relation between parental adolescents’ attachment and their psychological wellbeing. In Conclusion, the studied adolescents are more attached to their mothers than to their fathers, and secure attachment is connected with their psychological wellbeing. The study recommended the utilization of the study results in designing and implementing an awareness program for parents of adolescents to increase their awareness about the importance of attachment to the psychological wellbeing of adolescents.