TY - JOUR
T1 - Parental bonding
T2 - A key factor for mental health of college women
AU - Hall, Lynne A.
AU - Peden, Ann R.
AU - Rayens, Mary Kay
AU - Beebe, Lora Humphrey
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of parental bonding to the mental health of college women aged 18 to 24 years. A cross-sectional study of a volunteer sample of 246 college women was conducted. Data on depressive symptoms, negative thinking, self-esteem, and parental bonding were collected via self-report. Maternal care was the strongest predictor of all four mental health indices. Paternal overprotection predicted scores of three of the four mental health measures. Women with optimal maternal and paternal bonding profiles (high care/low overprotection) had fewer depressive symptoms, less negative thinking, and higher self-esteem than women with other bonding profiles. The findings have implications for prevention, screening, and intervention to enhance the mental health of college women.
AB - The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of parental bonding to the mental health of college women aged 18 to 24 years. A cross-sectional study of a volunteer sample of 246 college women was conducted. Data on depressive symptoms, negative thinking, self-esteem, and parental bonding were collected via self-report. Maternal care was the strongest predictor of all four mental health indices. Paternal overprotection predicted scores of three of the four mental health measures. Women with optimal maternal and paternal bonding profiles (high care/low overprotection) had fewer depressive symptoms, less negative thinking, and higher self-esteem than women with other bonding profiles. The findings have implications for prevention, screening, and intervention to enhance the mental health of college women.
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U2 - 10.1080/01612840490274787
DO - 10.1080/01612840490274787
M3 - Article
C2 - 14965847
AN - SCOPUS:1642278047
SN - 0161-2840
VL - 25
SP - 277
EP - 292
JO - Issues in Mental Health Nursing
JF - Issues in Mental Health Nursing
IS - 3
ER -
