Parental attachment, self-confidence and deviant behavior at Albanian teenagers

In the recent years, instances of deviant student behavior have become more concerned and focused. Using attachment theory and self-confidence theory, as well as the parent-child, this research probed into the deviant behavior. This study gives a general picture of adolescence, changes that happens during this period of life, starting by neurological, cognitive, emotional and psychological changes, what is the attachment and why is it so important during the adolescence. This research aimed to identify the quality of the attachment and parent-child relationship, self-confidence and their role on good behavior, far away from the deviant behavior. In this paper have been explored the attachment, the parent-child communication, the trust and the distance at the parent-child relationship, the adolescence self-confidence at 15-16 years old. It included 150 teenagers from Elbasan and 150 teenagers from Tirana. It compared the influences of the parent-child relationship and self-confidence on students’ deviant behavior. The results showed that parent-child relationships and parent-child attachment, as well as the healthy self- confidence, negatively influence the deviant behavior. There is a positive correlation between the attachment with the caregivers (mother and father), and their peers that affects negatively the deviant behavior. There is also a positive correlation between attachment and self-confidence. This study resulted that the healthy attachment parent-child and the healthy self- confidence has negative correlation with deviant behavior. There was no difference between the adolescents of Elbasan and Tirana, demonstrating that the Albanian society affects more than the civilization and the Albanian tradition is stronger than other cultures. It was recommended a further study at these students to detect their behavior after the adolescence. Equally, will be proposed a general study including all the cities of Albania to observe the differences.