Influência da sintomatologia psicopatológica e das dificuldades de regulação emocional dos progenitores nas representações de vinculação de adolescentes sinalizados pela CPCJ.
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2015-10-29
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O presente estudo assume como hipótese teórica que a sintomatologia
psicopatológica e as dificuldades de regulação emocional dos progenitores influenciam
negativamente a vinculação dos adolescentes ao pai e à mãe.
De acordo com a literatura crianças expostas a pais com sintomatologia
psicopatológica mostram-se mais vulneráveis ao desenvolvimento de um estilo de
vinculação inseguro/desorganizado (Madigan, Bakermans-Kranenburg, Van IJzendoorn,
Moran, Pederson, & Benoit, 2006), ocorrendo o mesmo perante a exposição a um
sistema de prestação de cuidados adverso (Madigan et. al., 2006). De igual forma, as
diversas estratégias de regulação emocional têm sido apontadas como fatores de risco
ou de proteção, para o desenvolvimento de psicopatologia (Duarte, 2014). A presente
investigação pretendeu analisar o efeito preditor da sintomatologia psicopatológica e das
dificuldades de regulação emocional dos progenitores ao nível das dimensões de
representação da vinculação ao pai e à mãe de adolescentes sinalizados numa CPCJ. A
amostra envolveu 67 adolescentes (36 do género masculino e 31 do género feminino),
com idades compreendidas entre os 13 e os 18 anos de idade, e respetivos progenitores
(67 pais e 67 mães), com idades entre os 31 e 56 anos. O estudo recorreu aos
instrumentos de autorrelato, Questionário de Vinculação ao Pai e à Mãe (QVPM;
Matos & Costa, 2001), o Inventário de Sintomas Psicopatológicos (BSI; Canavarro,
1999), e por último, à Escala de Dificuldades de Regulação Emocional (EDRE;
Coutinho, Ribeiro, Ferreirinha, & Dias, 2010).
Os resultados demonstraram que os scores obtidos pelos progenitores nas
subescalas falta de consciência emocional e falta de clareza emocional da EDRE se
encontram significativamente associadas às dimensões da vinculação dos adolescentes
(inibição da exploração e individualidade e qualidade do laço emocional na relação de
vinculação do jovem à mãe). Relativamente à influência da sintomatologia
psicopatológica dos progenitores nas representações de vinculação dos adolescentes
verificou-se uma associação marginalmente significativa nas dimensões ansiedade,
ideação paranóide e hostilidade de ambos os progenitores nas diferentes dimensões do
QVPM, embora sem efeito preditor identificado. Conclui-se que, mais do que a sintomatologia psicopatológica, a capacidade de regulação emocional dos progenitores assume um impacto na predição do desenvolvimento de uma vinculação segura dos adolescentes e, consequentemente, um
desenvolvimento adaptativo.
This study takes as a theoretical hypothesis that the psychopathological symptoms and difficulties in emotional regulation of parents have a negative influence in the attachment relationship of adolescents towards them. According to literature children exposed to parents with psychopathological symptoms are prone to show additional vulnerability to developing an insecure/disorganized attachment style (Madigan, Bakermans-Kranenburg, Van IJzendoorn, Moran, Pederson, & Benoit, 2006), the same occurring in cases of exposure to an adverse providing care system (Madigan et. al., 2006). Similarly, various strategies of emotion regulation have been identified as risk or protective factors for the development of psychopathology (Duarte, 2014). This investigation purpose to analyze the predictive effect of psychopathological symptoms as well as the difficulties in emotional regulation of parents regarding attachment representation dimensions towards the parents (mother and father, separately) of adolescents signaled in CPCJ. The sample involved 67 adolescents (36 males and 31 females), aged between 13 and 18, as well as their parents (67 fathers and 67 mothers), aged between 31 and 56 years. In order to attain the necessary data, self-report instruments were applied - Attachment Questionnaire to the Father and Mother (QVPM; Matos & Costa, 2001), the Psychopathological Symptom Inventory (BSI; Canavarro, 1999), and the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (EDRE; Coutinho, Ribeiro, Ferreirinha, & Dias, 2010). The results have shown that the scores obtained on the EDRE subscales lack of emotional awareness and lack of clarity from both parents are significantly related to adolescents’ attachment towards them (inhibition of exploration and individuality and quality of emotional bond on the attachment relationship of the adolescent to the mother). Regarding the parents’ psychopathological symptoms influence in adolescents’ attachment representations, a marginally significant association in their anxiety levels, paranoid ideation and hostility from both parents has been further found in the different QVPM dimensions, but without effect preditor identified. On the whole, it is apparent that the ability of parents’ emotion regulation assumes an impact in predicting the development of a consistent and secure attachment from adolescents (towards their patents) than their parents’ psychopathological symptoms and, therefore, an adaptive development.
This study takes as a theoretical hypothesis that the psychopathological symptoms and difficulties in emotional regulation of parents have a negative influence in the attachment relationship of adolescents towards them. According to literature children exposed to parents with psychopathological symptoms are prone to show additional vulnerability to developing an insecure/disorganized attachment style (Madigan, Bakermans-Kranenburg, Van IJzendoorn, Moran, Pederson, & Benoit, 2006), the same occurring in cases of exposure to an adverse providing care system (Madigan et. al., 2006). Similarly, various strategies of emotion regulation have been identified as risk or protective factors for the development of psychopathology (Duarte, 2014). This investigation purpose to analyze the predictive effect of psychopathological symptoms as well as the difficulties in emotional regulation of parents regarding attachment representation dimensions towards the parents (mother and father, separately) of adolescents signaled in CPCJ. The sample involved 67 adolescents (36 males and 31 females), aged between 13 and 18, as well as their parents (67 fathers and 67 mothers), aged between 31 and 56 years. In order to attain the necessary data, self-report instruments were applied - Attachment Questionnaire to the Father and Mother (QVPM; Matos & Costa, 2001), the Psychopathological Symptom Inventory (BSI; Canavarro, 1999), and the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (EDRE; Coutinho, Ribeiro, Ferreirinha, & Dias, 2010). The results have shown that the scores obtained on the EDRE subscales lack of emotional awareness and lack of clarity from both parents are significantly related to adolescents’ attachment towards them (inhibition of exploration and individuality and quality of emotional bond on the attachment relationship of the adolescent to the mother). Regarding the parents’ psychopathological symptoms influence in adolescents’ attachment representations, a marginally significant association in their anxiety levels, paranoid ideation and hostility from both parents has been further found in the different QVPM dimensions, but without effect preditor identified. On the whole, it is apparent that the ability of parents’ emotion regulation assumes an impact in predicting the development of a consistent and secure attachment from adolescents (towards their patents) than their parents’ psychopathological symptoms and, therefore, an adaptive development.
Keywords
Representações de vinculação, Dificuldades de regulação emocional, Sintomatologia psicopatológica, Adolescência, Attachment representations, Difficulties in emotional regulation, Psychopathology, Adolescence
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Afonseca, J. C. G. (2015). Influência da sintomatologia psicopatológica e das dificuldades de regulação emocional dos progenitores nas representações de vinculação de adolescentes sinalizados pela CPCJ. (Dissertação de Mestrado), Universidade Portucalense, Portugal. Disponível no Repositório UPT, http://hdl.handle.net/11328/1555.
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Mestrado em Psicologia Clínica e da Saúde.
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