Parental bonding, adult attachment, and theory of mind: A developmental model of alexithymia and alcohol-related risk.
J Clin Psychol
; 75(7): 1288-1304, 2019 07.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
A developmental model of alexithymia in relation to alcohol-related risk was examined.METHOD:
Validated indices of parental bonding, adult attachment, alexithymia, theory of mind (ToM), alcohol-related risk, and mood were administered to a nonclinical sample of 286 alcohol-using men and women.RESULTS:
Hierarchical regression incorporating demographic and psychosocial variables accounted for 44% of the variance in alexithymia. Modeling indicated a significant path from dysfunctional maternal bonding to insecure adult attachment to alexithymia to risky drinking; a separate path indicated an indirect effect of alexithymia in association between the deficient ToM and risky drinking.CONCLUSIONS:
Findings were consistent with a developmental model where dysfunctional parental bonding in childhood manifests in adulthood as insecure attachment and alexithymia, the latter reflecting the insufficient acquisition of emotion regulation skills; alexithymia, in turn, increases the risk of problematic drinking as an emotion regulation strategy.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Padres
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Consumo de Bebidas Alcohólicas
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Síntomas Afectivos
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Teoría de la Mente
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Apego a Objetos
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Clin Psychol
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Australia
Pais de publicación:
EEUU
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ESTADOS UNIDOS
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ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA
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EUA
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UNITED STATES
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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US
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USA