Examining Differentiation of Self as a Mediator in the Biobehavioral Family Model

The Biobehavioral Family Model (BBFM) is a biopsychosocial model of health. This model proposes that biobehavioral reactivity mediates the association between the family emotional climate and disease activity. To improve the clinical relevance of the BBFM, variables that mediate the association betw...

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Published in:Journal of marital and family therapy 2019-01, Vol.45 (1), p.161-175
Main Author: Priest, Jacob B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Adults
Allostasis - physiology
Anxiety
Anxiety - psychology
Asthma
Biopsychosocial aspects
Child & adolescent psychiatry
Chronic Disease - psychology
Chronic illnesses
Climate
Depression - psychology
Differentiation
Emotional Response
Families & family life
Family Conflict - psychology
Family Counseling
Family Relationship
Female
Health Conditions
Health status
Humans
Individualized Instruction
Male
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Mental health
Middle Aged
Midlife
Models, Psychological
Pediatrics
Physical Health
Physiology
Psychology
Reactivity
Resistance (Psychology)
Self Concept
Spouses - psychology
Stress
Stress, Psychological - psychology
Systems Approach
United States
Variables
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Summary:The Biobehavioral Family Model (BBFM) is a biopsychosocial model of health. This model proposes that biobehavioral reactivity mediates the association between the family emotional climate and disease activity. To improve the clinical relevance of the BBFM, variables that mediate the association between family emotional climate and biobehavioral reactivity need to be tested. This study examined differentiation of self as a mediator. Using data from the Midlife Development in the United States study (n = 854), results suggested that differentiation of self mediated the association between the family and intimate partner emotional climate and mental health symptoms. These findings suggest that including differentiation of self into the BBFM may help interventions based on the model target factors that could improve health outcomes.
ISSN:0194-472X
1752-0606
DOI:10.1111/jmft.12301