Adolescents' relationships with mother and father and their links to the quality of romantic relationships: A classification approach

Walper, Sabine; Wendt, Eva-Verena

doi:10.1080/17405629.2015.1065727

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“…The current findings are consistent with several previous studies (Black & Schutte, ; Miller & Hoicowitz, ; Pascuzzo et al., ; Roisman et al., ; Walper & Wendt, ) that found that representations of relationships with parents predicted changes in representations of relationships with romantic partners, and are consistent with Crowell et al. (), who found the reverse.…”

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Reciprocal Relations between Emerging Adults’ Representations of Relationships with Mothers, Fathers, and Romantic Partners

Suh

Fabricius

2019

Family Process

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This study employed a fully cross-lagged, longitudinal model to examine reciprocal relations between representations of relationships with parents and romantic partners at ages 20 and 22. Representations were assessed with continuous measures of dismissing/avoidant and preoccupied relationship styles across the attachment and affiliation systems for parents, and across the attachment, affiliation, and caregiving systems for romantic partners. Earlier relationships with both mothers and fathers independently predicted changes in later views of romantic relationships, and earlier romantic relationships predicted changes in later views of relationships with both mothers and fathers. This evidence of a developmental system of interconnected representations across relationships has theoretical implications about the nature of working models, and practical implications alerting parents to the onset of dating as a potentially fertile context for changes in their relationships with children.

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“…Adolescents’ insecure attachment with parents at age 14 predicted more anxious attachment with romantic partners at age 22 (Pascuzzo, Cyr, & Moss, ). Emotional insecurity with mothers and fathers at age 17 predicted emotional insecurity with romantic partners at age 18 (Walper & Wendt, ). Seiffge‐Krenke et al.…”

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Reciprocal Relations between Emerging Adults’ Representations of Relationships with Mothers, Fathers, and Romantic Partners

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Fabricius

2019

Family Process

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“…As a consequence, from birth, interactive experiences with significant caregivers lead to the development of working models for the representation of the self and attachment relationships. These internal working models in turn influence later emotions, thoughts, and behaviors in other relationships (Bowlby, 1973; Furman et al, 2002; Truant et al, 1987; Walper & Wendt, 2015). The quality of interactions in the family of origin influences later psychological well-being (Simpson & Rholes, 2017) and the ways in which individuals relate to intimate partners and important others (see De Goede et al, 2012; Furman et al, 2014).…”

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Psychological maladjustment mediates the relation between recollections of parental rejection in childhood and adults’ fear of intimacy in Italy

Senese

Miranda

Lansford

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Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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Grounded in interpersonal acceptance–rejection theory, this study examined the relation between recollections of parental rejection during childhood and fear of intimacy (FOI) in adulthood, as mediated by adults’ psychological maladjustment. In Study 1, the Fear of Intimacy Scale (FIS) was adapted for use in Italy. Its psychometric properties were investigated in a sample of 635 adults (51% women; 18–35 years). Confirmatory factor analysis, reliability analysis, and measurement invariance analysis showed that the Italian version of the FIS is a valid, reliable, and gender invariant scale. In Study 2, the relations among adults’ recollections of maternal and paternal rejection in childhood, current psychological maladjustment, and self-reported general FOI were investigated in a sample of 360 Italian adults (51% women; 18–35 years). Path analysis showed that the association between recollections of parental rejection during childhood and FOI in adulthood is fully mediated by psychological maladjustment, particularly emotional unresponsiveness, negative self-esteem, and dependency. This model was not moderated by gender. These results provide useful indications for the design of interventions aimed at reducing FOI.

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“…For example, children can be more securely attached to mother and less to father (Doyle et al 2009;Walper and Wendt 2015). This observation leads to important clinical questions regarding whether individuals develop a general SBS or whether they develop SBSs for each separate caregiver/attachment figure (e.g.…”

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Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Children and Adolescents: Can Attachment Theory Contribute to Its Efficacy?

Bosmans

2016

Clin Child Fam Psychol Rev

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Meta-analyses consistently demonstrate that cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) provides effective evidence-based treatment for children and adolescents with emotional and behaviour problems. Also consistent across meta-analyses is the observation that CBT treatment effects are often medium in size. This observation has instigated a search for factors that could help explain the limited treatment effects and that could be focused upon to enhance CBT treatment outcomes. The current qualitative review focuses on the parent-child attachment relationship as one factor that could be relevant to enhance CBT treatment effects. This review first acknowledges reasons why CBT has historically not been attracted to attachment theory and its postulates. Second, recent evidence is examined to evaluate whether attachment can be approached from a cognitive schema perspective. Subsequently, research is described showing how restoring attachment relationships could result in large treatment effects. Finally, this evidence is integrated in a model of attachment assessment and intervention that might be compatible with CBT. In sum, this review suggests that restoring trust in insecure parent-child attachment relationships can be integrated within CBT and could contribute to its treatment outcomes.Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is one of the most clearly conceptualized and best-studied therapeutic approaches for treating children and adolescents (e.g. Seligman and Ollendick 2011). Years of research confirm the positive effects of CBT and demonstrate significant reductions in a variety of child and adolescent emotional and behavioural problems (Hofmann et al. 2012). Part of the strength of CBT is its dynamic nature and flexibility to addressing these problems. Consequently, during the past decades, CBT with adults has broadened its treatment emphasis from focusing solely on changing behaviour, to focusing on challenging maladaptive cognitions, and, more recently, to accepting existential emotional distress (e.g. De Houwer et al. 2016). CBT for children and adolescents has roughly followed these developments and benefited from them. This is illustrated by the increasing number of meta-analyses that confirm that CBT provides an effective treatment for a plethora of child and adolescent internalizing and externalizing behaviour problems (e.g. Reynolds et al. 2012).However, meta-analyses also suggest that effect sizes often remain small to medium in size (e.g. Cuijpers et al. 2006;Kazdin 1995;Klein et al. 2007;Reynolds et al. 2012;Silverman et al. 2008;Weisz et al. 2006;Weisz et al. 2013) and that relapse rates following treatment are quite high (e.g. 30-50 % for mood disorders, Lewinsohn et al. 1990;Brent et al. 1999). This suggests that CBT for children and adolescents might benefit from a new conceptualization and expansion of treatment goals. The current literature review aims at providing arguments that one such expansion could be restoring attachment relationships. This paper will discuss the main components of tradition...

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Adolescents' relationships with mother and father and their links to the quality of romantic relationships: A classification approach

Cited by 18 publications

References 31 publications

Reciprocal Relations between Emerging Adults’ Representations of Relationships with Mothers, Fathers, and Romantic Partners

Reciprocal Relations between Emerging Adults’ Representations of Relationships with Mothers, Fathers, and Romantic Partners

Psychological maladjustment mediates the relation between recollections of parental rejection in childhood and adults’ fear of intimacy in Italy

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Children and Adolescents: Can Attachment Theory Contribute to Its Efficacy?

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