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Testing Central Postulates of Parental Acceptance‐Rejection Theory (PARTheory): A Meta‐Analysis of Cross‐Cultural Studies
Author(s) -
Rohner Ronald P.,
Khaleque Abdul
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of family theory and review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.454
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1756-2589
pISSN - 1756-2570
DOI - 10.1111/j.1756-2589.2010.00040.x
Subject(s) - psychology , meta analysis , developmental psychology , social psychology , medicine
This meta‐analysis addresses the following questions drawing from parental acceptance‐rejection theory (PARTheory): (a) Is perceived rejection by an intimate partner in adulthood associated with the same form of psychological maladjustment that perceived parental rejection is known to be in childhood? (b) Are adults' remembrances of parental acceptance in childhood associated with their current psychological adjustment? (c) Do statistical relations vary by culture or gender? The meta‐analysis was based on 17 studies involving 3,568 adults in 10 nations. Results showed that perceived partner acceptance in adulthood and remembered paternal and maternal acceptance in childhood tend to correlate highly with the current psychological adjustment of both men and women across all studies.