Editing Autonomy (section)

==Celebrity culture on teenage autonomy==
A study conducted by David C. Giles and John Maltby conveyed that after age-affecting factors were removed, a high emotional autonomy was a significant predictor of celebrity interest, as well as high attachment to peers with a low attachment to parents. Patterns of intense personal interest in celebrities was found to be conjunction with low levels of closeness and security. Furthermore, the results suggested that adults with a secondary group of pseudo-friends during development from parental attachment, usually focus solely on one particular celebrity, which could be due to difficulties in making this transition.<ref>{{Cite journal |doi=10.1016/S0191-8869(03)00154-5|title=The role of media figures in adolescent development: Relations between autonomy, attachment, and interest in celebrities|journal=Personality and Individual Differences|volume=36|issue=4|pages=813–822|year=2004|last1=Giles|first1=David C.|last2=Maltby|first2=John}}</ref>