Maternal and Paternal Bonding and Self-Esteem as Predictors of Psychological Distress among Male and Female Adolescents

Autor/inn/en	Curcio, Angela L.; Mak, Anita S.; George, Amanda M.
Titel	Maternal and Paternal Bonding and Self-Esteem as Predictors of Psychological Distress among Male and Female Adolescents
Quelle	In: Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools, 29 (2019) 1, S.54-68 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1037-2911
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Parent Child Relationship; Mothers; Fathers; Psychological Patterns; Self Esteem; Predictor Variables; Gender Differences; Attachment Behavior; Rejection (Psychology); Foreign Countries; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Mother; Mutter; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Prädiktor; Geschlechterkonflikt; Attachment; Bindungsverhalten; Ablehnung; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	While poor parental bonding has been linked with psychological distress, few studies have assessed bonding with mothers and fathers separately among adolescents and whether there are gender differences in the relationships between bonding and psychological distress. Additionally, low self-esteem has been shown to predict psychological distress, but low self-esteem may develop as a result of poor bonding with parental figures. We explored the relationships between (a) perceived maternal and paternal bonding factors and (b) psychological distress, and examined whether self-esteem mediated these relationships in a non-clinical sample of 337 adolescents (aged 13-17 years, M = 14.17, 50.6% female) in Canberra, Australia. Relative to males, females reported lower levels of self-esteem and higher levels of psychological distress. For females, low self-esteem and perceived maternal or paternal rejection predicted higher levels of psychological distress, whereas low self-esteem predicted psychological distress for males. Implications for future research and further considerations are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01