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Parental bonding and depressive affect: The mediating role of coping resources
Author(s) -
Matheson Kimberly,
Kelly Owen,
Cole Barbara,
Tannenbaum Beth,
Dodd Charlene,
Anisman Hymie
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
british journal of social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.855
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 2044-8309
pISSN - 0144-6665
DOI - 10.1348/014466605x37477
Subject(s) - stressor , psychology , coping (psychology) , developmental psychology , affect (linguistics) , cognition , psychological resilience , clinical psychology , social psychology , psychiatry , communication
Ordinarily, when stressors are encountered, a cascade of cognitive and behavioural responses is evoked that serves to protect the individual from compromised well‐being. When coping resources or skills are limited or ineffective, then psychological disturbances, such as depression, may ensue (Paykel, 2001). Although any number of factors could account for variations of stress resilience, this paper argues that early life experiences and relationships, and particularly those with parents or primary caregivers, may contribute to the development of appropriate styles of coping, which, in turn, influence affective responses in the face of stressors encountered in adulthood.