title: Depression, perceived parental rearing and self-acceptance.
abstract: Psychoanalytical, behavioural and cognitive theories assume a continuous process in the development of self-acceptance as an important psychological variable by parent-child interaction during childhood and adolescence. The objective of the present study was to investigate the relationships between perceived parental rearing behaviour and self-acceptance in psychiatric inpatients. The results of extreme group comparisons pointed to the reciprocal discriminative power of parental rearing factors and self-acceptance scores, supporting the hypothesis of a continuous process in the development of self-acceptance and mood traits. Perceived parental rearing predicted aspects of psychopathology in adulthood. The effects of maternal and paternal behaviour appeared to be gender-specific. Alternative interpretations of these findings are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Rostock, Gehlsheimer Str.20, D-18147 Rostock, Germany.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Richter
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Richter
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eisemann
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Seering
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bartsch