Perceived parental styles in a Japanese sample of depressive disorders. A replication outside Western culture

Dysfunctional parental styles, as measured by the Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI), have been associated with adult depression in Western cultures. This study sought to determine whether such parental styles are also associated with adult depression in a non-Western society. PBI scores and parental...

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Published in:British journal of psychiatry 1997-02, Vol.170 (2), p.173-175
Main Authors: Sato, T, Sakado, K, Uehara, T, Nishioka, K, Kasahara, Y
Format: Article
Language:English
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Adult
Aged
Case-Control Studies
Depressive Disorder - epidemiology
Depressive Disorder - etiology
Female
Humans
Japan - epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
Object Attachment
Odds Ratio
Parenting
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Summary:Dysfunctional parental styles, as measured by the Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI), have been associated with adult depression in Western cultures. This study sought to determine whether such parental styles are also associated with adult depression in a non-Western society. PBI scores and parental styles assessed by PBI quadrants were explored in 51 Japanese depressive patients and controls in a matched, case-control design. Low care and high protection scores were associated not with melancholic but with non-melancholic depression. Subjects exposed to dysfunctional parental styles demonstrated a high risk for non-melancholic depression. These data suggest that the association between dysfunctional parental styles on PBI and non-melancholic depression may be independent of cultural differences.
ISSN:0007-1250
1472-1465
DOI:10.1192/bjp.170.2.173