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The Relationships between Psychological Mindedness, Parental Bonding and Adult Attachment

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Bourne, Kathryn, Berry, Katherine, Jones, Lisa·2014·Psychology and Psychotherapy Theory Research and Practice

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OBJECTIVES: The aims of this study were to clarify the relationship between psychological mindedness and attachment relationships in childhood and adulthood. DESIGN: This analogue study examined associations between psychological mindedness and attachment using a cross-sectional design. METHOD: Participants completed questionnaire measures of psychological mindedness, parental bonding, and adulthood attachment relationships. RESULTS: As hypothesized, psychological mindedness was strongly, negatively correlated with attachment avoidance in adulthood. Psychological mindedness was also positively correlated with perceived maternal care in childhood, and negatively correlated with perceived paternal over-protection. However, a regression analysis found that attachment avoidance in adulthood was a more significant predictor of psychological mindedness than parental bonding experiences in childhood. CONCLUSIONS: Further research is needed to replicate associations between attachment and psychological mindedness in clinical samples and to explore additional constructs which influence psychological mindedness. PRACTITIONER POINTS: High attachment avoidance may be a potential risk factor for poor psychological mindedness. Helping individuals to develop more secure attachments in their adult relationships may improve their psychological mindedness.

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Authors
Bourne, K., Berry, K., & Jones, L.
Affiliations
University of Manchester (GB)
Corresponding author
Berry, Katherine
Venue
Psychology and Psychotherapy Theory Research and Practice
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2013-03-19
Volume
87
Issue
2
Pages
167-177
ISSN
  • 1476-0835 (ISSN-L)
  • 2044-8341
OpenAlex
W2146543276
Cited by
77
References
48
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 43 · 2018: 3 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 3 · 2012: 1
FWCI
1.85
Type
journal article
Language
en
Locations
  • Psychology and Psychotherapy Theory Research and Practice (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) (publishedVersion, other-oa)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
Keywords
psychological mindedness, parental bonding, adult attachment, attachment avoidance, paternal overprotection, child attachment, secure attachment, attachment relationships
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Anxiety, Avoidance Learning, Awareness, Child, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Object Attachment, Parent-Child Relations, Regression Analysis, Parenting, Young Adult, Theory of Mind, Self Report

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