Associations between Exposure to Alienating Behaviors, Anxiety, and Depression in an Italian Sample of Adults.
The aim of this study was to examine associations between exposure to alienating behaviors (ABs) and anxiety and depression as mediated through psychological maltreatment and parental bonding in a sample of Italian adults in the community. Five hundred and nine adults were given a measure of exposure to ABs, the Baker Strategy Questionnaire; the Psychological Maltreatment Measure; the Parental Bonding Instrument; the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-Y; and the Beck Depression Inventory-II. Exposure to ABs was associated with psychological maltreatment, which was associated with parental bonding, which was associated with each of the three mental health outcomes: depression, state anxiety, and trait anxiety. The authors conclude that exposure to ABs in childhood represents a risk factor for subsequent poor mental health.
Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychological Sciences, Humanities and Territory University of Chieti, Chieti, Italy.
Maria Cristina
MC
Verrocchio
The Vincent J. Fontana Center for Child Protection, New York, NY.
Amy J L
AJ
Baker
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN.
William
W
Bernet
D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety; D001008:Anxiety Disorders; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse; D003863:Depression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
alienating behaviors; baker strategy questionnaire; beck depression inventory; child psychological abuse; forensic science; parental alienation; state-trait anxiety inventory