title: Parental bonding during childhood affects stress-coping ability and stress reaction.
abstract: An online survey examined the effects of parental bonding during childhood on adult workers' stress-coping ability (Sense of Coherence) and stress reactions (General Health Questionnaire and Self-Rating Depression Scale). Participants who completed the questionnaire were grouped into optimal bonding and poor bonding groups. Analyses of covariance by gender with age as a covariate were conducted for the Sense of Coherence, General Health Questionnaire, and Self-Rating Depression Scale scores for 9525 participants. For both genders, the scores of the poor bonding group were significantly lower for the Sense of Coherence and significantly higher for the General Health Questionnaire and Self-Rating Depression Scale compared to those of the optimal bonding group.
authors.affiliation: University of Tsukuba, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuh
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohtaki
authors.affiliation: University of Tsukuba, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohi
authors.affiliation: University of Tsukuba, Japan.
authors.forename: Shun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.affiliation: University of Tsukuba, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuya
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Usami
authors.affiliation: University of Tsukuba, Japan.
authors.forename: Shinichiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sasahara
authors.affiliation: University of Tsukuba, Japan.
authors.forename: Ichiyo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Matsuzaki
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological / Q000502:physiology*; D000328:Adult; D000069586:Adult Survivors of Child Adverse Events / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009769:Object Attachment; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D060685:Sense of Coherence / Q000502:physiology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000503:physiopathology*
keywords: Sense of Coherence; adolescence; adults; coping; family; mental illness; well-being