This study explored whether alexithymic features mediate the effect of perceived adverse parenting during childhood on being diagnosed with a PD in adulthood. Two hundred sixty-five psychiatric outpatients were evaluated with the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), the Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI), the Structured Interview for DSM-IV Personality, the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders, the Clinical Global Impression scale, and the Global Assessment of Functioning scale. The statistical model for mediation proposed by Baron and Kenny (1986) was employed to detect whether the TAS scores account for the relation between PBI scores and a PD diagnosis. The results indicated that although altered parental bonding (and specifically, excessive maternal protection) may enhance the risk of PD, its effect is completely mediated by the alexithymic feature Difficulty Describing Feelings to Others (DDF), after controlling for gender, age, educational level, type, severity and age of onset of Axis I disorders. Therefore, this study suggests that the presence of DDF accounts for the effect of maternal overprotection as a risk factor for PD.

Parental bonding and personality disorder: the mediating role of alexithymia / DE PANFILIS, Chiara; Salvatore, Paola; Marchesi, Carlo; Cazzolla, R.; Tonna, M.; Maggini, Carlo. - In: JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY DISORDERS. - ISSN 0885-579X. - 22:5(2008), pp. 496-508. [10.1521/pedi.2008.22.5.496]

Parental bonding and personality disorder: the mediating role of alexithymia

DE PANFILIS, Chiara;SALVATORE, Paola;MARCHESI, Carlo;Tonna M.;MAGGINI, Carlo
2008-01-01

Abstract

This study explored whether alexithymic features mediate the effect of perceived adverse parenting during childhood on being diagnosed with a PD in adulthood. Two hundred sixty-five psychiatric outpatients were evaluated with the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), the Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI), the Structured Interview for DSM-IV Personality, the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders, the Clinical Global Impression scale, and the Global Assessment of Functioning scale. The statistical model for mediation proposed by Baron and Kenny (1986) was employed to detect whether the TAS scores account for the relation between PBI scores and a PD diagnosis. The results indicated that although altered parental bonding (and specifically, excessive maternal protection) may enhance the risk of PD, its effect is completely mediated by the alexithymic feature Difficulty Describing Feelings to Others (DDF), after controlling for gender, age, educational level, type, severity and age of onset of Axis I disorders. Therefore, this study suggests that the presence of DDF accounts for the effect of maternal overprotection as a risk factor for PD.
2008
Parental bonding and personality disorder: the mediating role of alexithymia / DE PANFILIS, Chiara; Salvatore, Paola; Marchesi, Carlo; Cazzolla, R.; Tonna, M.; Maggini, Carlo. - In: JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY DISORDERS. - ISSN 0885-579X. - 22:5(2008), pp. 496-508. [10.1521/pedi.2008.22.5.496]
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