Parental Acceptance-Rejection and Adult Separation Anxiety: The Mediation of Adult Attachment Insecurity

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2019

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SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC

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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

Özet

Adult separation anxiety disorder (ASAD) is classified under anxiety disorders in Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.; DSM-5). However, the reasons for ASAD are uncertain. The relationship between ASAD and childhood experiences is one of the frequently debated issues. The purpose of this study was to develop a model that would examine the mediating roles of insecure attachment dimensions-avoidance and anxiety-in the relationship between adults' retrospective perceptions of parental acceptance-rejection in childhood and separation anxiety. A total of 1,534 participants completed Parental Acceptance-Rejection Questionnaire, Experiences in Close Relationships-Revised, Adult Separation Anxiety Questionnaire, and personal information form. The results of the structural equation model indicated that insecure attachment dimensions-avoidance and anxiety variables-fully mediated the relationship between perceived parental acceptance-rejection and separation anxiety. These findings shed new light on the relationship between adults' retrospective perceptions of childhood experiences and adult separation anxiety.

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parental acceptance-rejection, adult separation anxiety, attachment-related anxiety, attachment-related avoidance, attachment theory, parental acceptance-rejection theory

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SAGE OPEN

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Q4

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Q2

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9

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4

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