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The Impact of Parental Styles on the Development of Psychological Complaints

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Rocha Lopes, Daniela
van Putten, Kees
Moormann, Peter Paul

Abstract / Description

The main aim of the present study was to test Rogers’ theory, stating that parental styles characterized by unconditional positive regard (UPR) promote healthier adults than parental styles characterized by conditional regard (CR). For both caregivers CR was found to be associated with significantly higher scores on psychological complaints than UPR (on nearly all SCL-90 scales and the SCL-total score), even when controlling for gender. Although lack of emotional warmth by the father and harsh discipline by the mother were significant predictors of SCL-90-Total (indicating state neuroticism) it should be noted that both variables only explained a small amount of the total variance. Empirical evidence was found for Rogers’ theory. Others factors than merely emotional warmth and discipline play a role in the etiology of state neuroticism. For future research it is therefore recommended to include other factors, such as daily worries, temperament, and alexithymia

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Rogers parental styles psychological complaints neuroticism conditional regard

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Date of first publication

2015-02-27

Journal title

Europe's Journal of Psychology

Volume

11

Issue

1

Page numbers

155–168

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PsychOpen GOLD

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publishedVersion

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peerReviewed

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Rocha Lopes, D., van Putten, K., & Moormann, P. P. (2015). The Impact of Parental Styles on the Development of Psychological Complaints. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 11(1), 155–168. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v11i1.836
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Rocha Lopes, Daniela
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    van Putten, Kees
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Moormann, Peter Paul
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2018-11-21T09:59:19Z
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    2018-11-21T09:59:19Z
  • Date of first publication
    2015-02-27
  • Abstract / Description
    The main aim of the present study was to test Rogers’ theory, stating that parental styles characterized by unconditional positive regard (UPR) promote healthier adults than parental styles characterized by conditional regard (CR). For both caregivers CR was found to be associated with significantly higher scores on psychological complaints than UPR (on nearly all SCL-90 scales and the SCL-total score), even when controlling for gender. Although lack of emotional warmth by the father and harsh discipline by the mother were significant predictors of SCL-90-Total (indicating state neuroticism) it should be noted that both variables only explained a small amount of the total variance. Empirical evidence was found for Rogers’ theory. Others factors than merely emotional warmth and discipline play a role in the etiology of state neuroticism. For future research it is therefore recommended to include other factors, such as daily worries, temperament, and alexithymia
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  • Publication status
    publishedVersion
  • Review status
    peerReviewed
  • Citation
    Rocha Lopes, D., van Putten, K., & Moormann, P. P. (2015). The Impact of Parental Styles on the Development of Psychological Complaints. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 11(1), 155–168. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v11i1.836
  • ISSN
    1841-0413
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/933
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1125
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Publisher
    PsychOpen GOLD
  • Is version of
    https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v11i1.836
  • Keyword(s)
    Rogers
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  • Keyword(s)
    parental styles
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  • Keyword(s)
    psychological complaints
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  • Keyword(s)
    neuroticism
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  • Keyword(s)
    conditional regard
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  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    The Impact of Parental Styles on the Development of Psychological Complaints
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  • DRO type
    article
  • Issue
    1
  • Journal title
    Europe's Journal of Psychology
  • Page numbers
    155–168
  • Volume
    11
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