Quality of attachment relationships developed within an institutional environment may be a risk or protective factor for the creation of life aspirations and for emotion regulation abilities among adolescents in residential care contexts. The present study aims to analyze the predictive role of attachment on life aspirations for adolescents in a residential care context, as well as to test the mediating effect of emotion regulation difficulties in this association. The sample included 296 adolescents living in Residential Care facilities in Portugal, with ages raging between 12 and 18 (M = 15.30, SD = 1.76), being 71.6% female. Self-report measures included the Experiences in Close Relationships, the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale, the Aspiration Index, and a sociodemographic questionnaire. Attachment figure negatively predicts the importance of life aspirations, while difficulties in emotional regulation mediate the association between attachment and life aspirations. Associations of length of institutionalization and age of entrance on residential care were tested and discussed. Practical implications were considered highlighting the importance of intervention with young people, the family, and caregivers in residential care.

在机构环境中发展的依恋关系的质量可能是在寄宿照料环境中创造生活愿望和青少年情绪调节能力的风险或保护因素。本研究旨在分析依恋对寄宿照护环境中青少年生活愿望的预测作用，并检验情绪调节困难在该关联中的中介作用。样本包括 296 名居住在葡萄牙住宿护理机构的青少年，年龄在 12 至 18 岁之间（M = 15.30，SD = 1.76），其中 71.6% 为女性。自我报告测量包括亲密关系经验、情绪调节困难量表、渴望指数和社会人口学问卷。依恋数字负向预测生活愿望的重要性，而情绪调节困难在依恋与生活愿望之间的关联中起到中介作用。测试和讨论了住院时间和入院年龄之间的关联。实际意义被认为突出了在住宿护理中对年轻人、家庭和照顾者进行干预的重要性。