title: Conceptual links between Byng-Hall's theory of parentification and the emotional security hypothesis.
abstract: Guided by our emotional security hypothesis, this commentary expands on Byng-Hall's article by addressing the role interparental difficulties play in the development of parentification. The implications that recent methodological advances have for empirically testing family models of insecurity are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Social Sciences in Psychology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA. davies@psych.rochester.edu
authors.forename: Patrick T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Davies
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D004644:Emotions; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D010553:Personality Development; D011582:Psychological Theory; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity