A Retrospective Study of Daughters' Emotional Role Reversal with Parents, Attachment Anxiety, Excessive Reassurance-Seeking, and Depressive Symptoms

Katz, Jennifer; Petracca, Michael; Rabinowitz, Jill A.

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“…The primary objective of this study was to examine the associations among attachment styles and EMSs, henceforth referred to as early core beliefs, and ERS. Consistent with Davila (2001), Katz, Petracca, andRabinowitz (2009) andShaver et al (2005), who demonstrated that an anxious attachment style was positively associated with ERS, higher attachment anxiety was expected to be associated with greater ERS (Hypothesis 1). Also, given that an anxious attachment style reflects a fear of abandonment, EMSs representing insecurity in relationships, particularly a fear of rejection and abandonment, were predicted to be positively related to ERS (Hypothesis 2).…”

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confidence: 56%

“…ERS ϭ Excessive reassurance seeking. Davila (2001) and Katz et al (2009) found that undergraduates with a preoccupied or anxious attachment style reported greater levels of ERS. Given that individuals with an anxious attachment style tend to have low self-esteem and a fear of abandonment, they may rely on feedback or reassurance from others to determine their self-worth and security in relationships (Brennan & Carnelley, 1999).…”

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confidence: 96%

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If it be love indeed tell me how much: Early core beliefs associated with excessive reassurance seeking in depression.

Evraire

Dozois

2014

Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science / Revue canadienne des

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This study explored core beliefs associated with excessive reassurance seeking (ERS) in depression. Undergraduate students (n ϭ 303) completed measures of early maladaptive schemas, attachment styles, ERS, and depression, along with a subsequent measure of depressive symptoms 6 weeks later. Anxious attachment, avoidant attachment, and an abandonment/instability schema each added to the prediction of ERS beyond the effects of depression. Moreover, avoidant attachment and the abandonment/instability schema moderated the relationship between ERS and depression over time. These results are consistent with the idea that individuals with early core beliefs reflecting insecurity in relationships seek reassurance. The findings also suggest that it may not be ERS behaviour per se, but rather characteristics of the individual in combination with ERS that are associated with depression.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 96%

If it be love indeed tell me how much: Early core beliefs associated with excessive reassurance seeking in depression.

Evraire

Dozois

2014

Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science / Revue canadienne des

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“…Accordingly, robust positive associations have been established between anxious attachment and both daily and overall levels of ERS, even when controlling for depressive symptoms (Abela et al, 2005;Davila, 2001;Evraire & Dozois, 2014;Katz, Petracca, & Rabinowitz, 2009;Shaver, Schachner, & Mikulincer, 2005). Shaver et al (2005), for example, found that for women high on attachment anxiety, reassurance seeking on a given day was associated with more negative mood the next day; however, for women low on attachment anxiety, reassurance seeking predicted positive mood the following day.…”

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The Influence of Priming Attachment Styles on Excessive Reassurance Seeking and Negative Feedback Seeking in Depression

Evraire¹,

Ludmer²,

Dozois³

2014

Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology

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Two studies examined the associations among attachment styles, excessive reassurance seeking (ErS) and negative feedback seeking (NFS) in depression. in Study 1 (n = 303), undergraduate students completed measures assessing attachment style, depressive symptoms, and ErS following either an imaginary interpersonal (friend and partner) or achievement prime. in Study 2 (n = 202), undergraduates completed the same measures in addition to completing an index of NFS following an imaginary interpersonal (partner) and achievement prime. Controlling for symptoms of depression, anxious attachment was positively related to ErS, and avoidant attachment was negatively related to ErS and positively associated with NFS. These results suggest that ErS and NFS may be a function of non-secure attachment rather than symptoms of depression per se. more specifically, anxiously attached individuals may attempt to reduce fears of abandonment by seeking reassurance from close others, whereas avoidantly attached individuals may strive to confirm negative perceptions of the self and relationships by seeking out unfavorable feedback from close others.Depression is a common and enervating mood disorder with a lifetime prevalence of 5-12% for men and 10-25% for women (American Psychiatric Association [APA], 2000). Research has also es-

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“…Paradoxically, mothers with high levels of depressive symptoms may desire and intend to increase their emotional bond in close relationships during times of psychological distress. For example, Katz, Petracca, and Rabinowitz (2009) observed that mother reports of depression was positively associated with seeking emotional support and reassurance from daughters. Given that depression is associated with increased self-centeredness, mothers with depressive symptoms may tend to seek emotional bonding through role reversals with children rather than being available to the emotional needs of their children.…”

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Emotional availability and social skills: A link between mother-child depressive symptoms

Curran

2016

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This research examined the intergenerational transmission of depressive symptoms from mothers to their adult children through two succeeding mediators: a child's perception of emotional availability from their mothers, and a child's social skills. To do so, this study integrated principles from the integrative model of risk from depressed mother to offspring, attachment theory, and the social skills deficit theory of depression. Child reports of depressive symptoms, perceived emotional availability from mothers, and social skills were assessed as well as mother reports of depressive symptoms from 224 (N = 448) mother-child dyads. Results showed that maternal depressive symptoms were significantly related to child perceptions of emotional availability. Moreover, emotional availability was positively related to child social skills, which in turn was negatively related to child depressive symptoms. Additionally, the indirect effect from maternal depressive symptoms to child depressive symptoms through the mediators was significant. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed.

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A Retrospective Study of Daughters' Emotional Role Reversal with Parents, Attachment Anxiety, Excessive Reassurance-Seeking, and Depressive Symptoms

Cited by 28 publications

References 26 publications

If it be love indeed tell me how much: Early core beliefs associated with excessive reassurance seeking in depression.

If it be love indeed tell me how much: Early core beliefs associated with excessive reassurance seeking in depression.

The Influence of Priming Attachment Styles on Excessive Reassurance Seeking and Negative Feedback Seeking in Depression

Emotional availability and social skills: A link between mother-child depressive symptoms

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