The weekly characteristics of adolescent behavioral autononmy and the relationship betweem behavioral autonomy and attachment

To attain autonomy is an important task for adolescent, as well as a key to adolescent normal psychological social development. At the same time, the harmonious relationship with parents is good for the heathy development of adolescent behavioral autonomy, and also promote adolescent social adjustment. To explore the weekly characteristics of adolescent behavioral autonomy and the relationship between behavioral autonomy and adolescent-parents attachment, this research used the method of day-level measures, 154 junior high school students as participants provided daily reports for 14 days on behavioral autonomy and the Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment. The result indicated that the fluctuate trend of junior high school students´ daily behavioral autonomy mainly embodying in weekend. Similarily, the relationship with parents also has effect on their behavioral autonomy, the autonomy of adolescents with secure attachment is significant higher than insecure attachment, especially the relationship with fathers.