Multiple attachment perspectives: the relationship between interpersonal attachment from family and school environments and children’s learning engagement

Our findings highlight that teacher-student relationship promotes learning engagement in both boys and girls, and in addition, mother-child attachment from the family environment enhances boys' learning engagement and peer attachment from the school environment promotes girls' learning engagement. This study's results suggest that future attachment-based interventions aimed at contributing to children's academic development should focus on teacher-student relationships for both boys and girls, on mother-child relationships for boys, and on peer relationships for girls.