Parental Bonding and Parental Alienation as Correlates of Psychological Maltreatment in Adults in Intact and Non-intact Families

Seven hundred and thirty nine (739) Italian adults completed a survey about (A) the extent to which each parent engaged in parental alienation behaviors (B) the extent to which each parent engaged in psychological maltreatment and (C) a measure of parental bonding for each parent. Associations betwe...

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Published in:Journal of child and family studies 2015-10, Vol.24 (10), p.3047-3057
Main Authors: Baker, Amy J. L., Verrocchio, Maria Cristina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictive behaviors
Antisocial Behavior
Anxiety Disorders
Behavior
Behavioral Science and Psychology
Child Abuse
Child and School Psychology
Children & youth
Diagnostic Teaching
Drug abuse
Eating Disorders
Emotional Development
Emotional Problems
Families & family life
Family (Sociological Unit)
Learning Problems
Meta Analysis
Original Paper
Parenting Styles
Parents
Parents & parenting
Physical Health
Psychology
Self Control
Social Sciences
Sociology
Substance Abuse
Telephone Surveys
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Summary:Seven hundred and thirty nine (739) Italian adults completed a survey about (A) the extent to which each parent engaged in parental alienation behaviors (B) the extent to which each parent engaged in psychological maltreatment and (C) a measure of parental bonding for each parent. Associations between these variables were examined for each parent and separately for participants whose parents remained married and those who divorced/separated. Results revealed that across the board, parental alienation was associated with psychological maltreatment over and above the effects of parental bonding. These data are understood in the context of a relationship-specific model of psychological maltreatment in which the child experiences parental acceptance of the self as distinct from parental acceptance of the child’s relationship with the other parent.
ISSN:1062-1024
1573-2843
DOI:10.1007/s10826-014-0108-0