Perceived Maternal Parenting as a Mediator of the Intergenerational Similarity of Dependency and Self-Criticism: A Study With Arab Jordanian Adolescents and Their Mothers

被引:31
作者
Ahmad, Ikhlas [1 ]
Soenens, Bart [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Jordan, Dept Counseling & Educ Psychol, Human Dev Program, Amman 11942, Jordan
[2] Univ Ghent, Dept Dev Personal & Social Psychol, Ghent, Belgium
关键词
personality; depression; adolescence; cross-cultural; parenting; intergenerational; PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTROL; DEPRESSION; AUTONOMY; VULNERABILITIES; ADJUSTMENT; BEHAVIOR; SUPPORT; LINKS; LOVE;
D O I
10.1037/a0021508
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
This study investigated the intergenerational similarity of personality vulnerability to depression as conceptualized by Blatt (1974) in a sample of Arab Jordanian mothers and their adolescents. Perceived maternal parenting was examined as a mediator of the intergenerational similarity of two personality vulnerabilities; that is, dependency and self-criticism. Both mothers and adolescents (N = 298 families) completed the Depressive Experiences Questionnaire (DEQ) to tap into personality vulnerability and adolescents additionally provided ratings of maternal parenting (support and psychological control) and depressive symptoms. Findings showed significant and specific associations between mothers' and adolescents' dependency and self-criticism. Perceived maternal parenting was found to mediate this intergenerational similarity at least partially. This study is among the first to test developmental hypotheses derived from Blatt's theory in a non-Western sample. Findings show striking similarity with data obtained in the West and, as such, contribute to the cross-cultural generalization of the theory.
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页码:756 / 765
页数:10
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