The relationship between effortful control, current psychopathology and interpersonal difficulties in adulthood.
Compr Psychiatry
; 54(5): 454-61, 2013 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-23332552
ABSTRACT
This study examined whether the relationship between low effortful control (EC), general psychopathology and interpersonal maladjustment previously reported among children extends to adulthood. Two hundred and forty undergraduate students were assessed using the EC scale of the Adult Temperament Questionnaire, the General Severity Index of the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI-GSI) and the interpersonal distress index of the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems-Short Circumplex (IIP-distress). Both the BSI-GSI and the IIP-distress scores were related to low levels of EC. Furthermore, interpersonal distress mediated the association between low EC and greater psychopathology severity. These results suggest that deficits in regulatory temperament among adults may be associated with experiencing greater psychopathology distress, and that this relationship may be explained by an impairment in interpersonal adjustment. Such preliminary findings may constitute a useful starting point for investigating this hypothesis among clinical populations.
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Assunto principal:
Ajustamento Social
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Adaptação Psicológica
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Relações Interpessoais
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Transtornos Mentais
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2013
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Article