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Men and women with secure adult attachment styles recalled higher levels of care from both parents compared to those with fearful styles. Paternal and maternal control were more consistent predictors of increased distress for men. Adult attachment styles of fearful and preoccupied were associated with higher distress in both men and women. The fearful adult style sometimes accentuated the impact of high parental care or low paternal control on mental health, while the secure style buffered the negative effect of high parental control among women. Patterns of moderating effects of adult styles on the relationship between parental behavior and mental health supported both continuity and discontinuity in understanding these links.
Men and women with secure adult attachment styles recalled higher levels of care from both parents compared to those with fearful styles. Paternal and maternal control were more consistent predictors of increased distress for men. Adult attachment styles of fearful and preoccupied were associated with higher distress in both men and women. The fearful adult style sometimes accentuated the impact of high parental care or low paternal control on mental health, while the secure style buffered the negative effect of high parental control among women. Patterns of moderating effects of adult styles on the relationship between parental behavior and mental health supported both continuity and discontinuity in understanding these links.
Men and women with secure adult attachment styles recalled higher levels of care from both parents compared to those with fearful styles. Paternal and maternal control were more consistent predictors of increased distress for men. Adult attachment styles of fearful and preoccupied were associated with higher distress in both men and women. The fearful adult style sometimes accentuated the impact of high parental care or low paternal control on mental health, while the secure style buffered the negative effect of high parental control among women. Patterns of moderating effects of adult styles on the relationship between parental behavior and mental health supported both continuity and discontinuity in understanding these links.
Recollections of parental behaviour, adult attachment and
mental health: mediating and moderating effects.
Gittleman MG1, Klein MH, Smider NA, Essex MJ. Author information Abstract BACKGROUND: Attachment theory posits links between early experiences with parents, adult relationships and adult mental health, but does not specify whether these are independent, mediating, or moderating effects. METHODS: Associations of parent's behaviour on the Parental Bonding Instrument, adult attachment styles and three dimensions of mental health were investigated in a large sample of women and men. RESULTS: Men and women with secure styles recalled higher levels of care from both parents than those with fearful styles. Maternal and paternal control were more consistent predictors of increased distress for men than for women. Fearful and preoccupied adult styles were associated with higher levels of distress in both men and women. While adult styles had few mediating effects on the association of parental behaviour and mental health, interactions between the fearful style and parental variables suggested that this form of insecurity sometimes accentuated the impact of high parental care or low paternal control on mental health in both men and women; among women, however, the secure style seemed to buffer somewhat the negative effect of high parental control. CONCLUSION: Although the amount of variance explained by either parental behaviour or adult styles was modest, patterns of moderating effects of adult styles on associations between parental behaviour and mental health suggested that both continuity and discontinuity principles can be applied to understanding these links