Abstract / Description of output
Introduction
A quantitative cross sectional study was carried out to investigate the role of parental bonding in relation to depressive and anxious symptoms among secondary school adolescents in Pakistan.The study also aimed to investigate the construct validity of the parental bonding inventory in the cultural context of Pakistan.
Methods
The sample consisted of 1124 adolescents recruited from eight secondary schools in Rawalpindi,Pakistan. Urdu translated versions of Parental Bonding Instrument (Qadir et al., 2005) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scales (Mumford et al., 1991) were administered in classroom settings. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) were used to analyze the data.
Results
Results from the CFA of the Urdu version of the Parental Bonding Instrument supported a modified version of the three factor model proposed by Kendler (1996) consisting of warmth,protectiveness and authoritarianism. Based on SEM, we found a significant relationship between low parental warmth and depression symptoms among adolescents, whereas maternal protectiveness was a significant predictor for anxiety. Parental authoritarianism was not a significant predictor for depression or anxiety.
Discussion
Findings of this study indicate that parental bonding is a central construct within a developmental framework in the cultural context of Pakistan, and is important when considering long-term 3 psychosocial functioning of individuals. It should be explored further in clinical populations of Pakistani adolescents to ascertain significance of these constructs for interventions
A quantitative cross sectional study was carried out to investigate the role of parental bonding in relation to depressive and anxious symptoms among secondary school adolescents in Pakistan.The study also aimed to investigate the construct validity of the parental bonding inventory in the cultural context of Pakistan.
Methods
The sample consisted of 1124 adolescents recruited from eight secondary schools in Rawalpindi,Pakistan. Urdu translated versions of Parental Bonding Instrument (Qadir et al., 2005) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scales (Mumford et al., 1991) were administered in classroom settings. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) were used to analyze the data.
Results
Results from the CFA of the Urdu version of the Parental Bonding Instrument supported a modified version of the three factor model proposed by Kendler (1996) consisting of warmth,protectiveness and authoritarianism. Based on SEM, we found a significant relationship between low parental warmth and depression symptoms among adolescents, whereas maternal protectiveness was a significant predictor for anxiety. Parental authoritarianism was not a significant predictor for depression or anxiety.
Discussion
Findings of this study indicate that parental bonding is a central construct within a developmental framework in the cultural context of Pakistan, and is important when considering long-term 3 psychosocial functioning of individuals. It should be explored further in clinical populations of Pakistani adolescents to ascertain significance of these constructs for interventions
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 60-67 |
| Journal | Journal of Affective Disorders (JAD) |
| Volume | 228 |
| Early online date | 21 Nov 2017 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2018 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- parental bonding
- Pakistan
- adolescents
- depression
- anxiety
- well-being
- structural equation modeling