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Open Access 01-12-2021 | Schizophrenia | Research article

Parental bonding styles in schizophrenia, depressive and bipolar patients: a comparative study

Authors: Aidin Abbaspour, Masoud Bahreini, Sherafat Akaberian, Kamran Mirzaei

Published in: BMC Psychiatry | Issue 1/2021

Abstract

Background

Numerous bio-psychosocial factors play a role in the etiology of psychiatric disorders. In this regard, the relationship between parents and their children is significantly involved in developing the offspring mental health. However, there is no clear-cut answer as to which parental bonding style is more strongly associated with psychiatric diseases of patients. This study aimed to compare parental bonding styles in patients with schizophrenia, depression, and bipolar disorder in Bushehr province, Iran in 2018.

Methods

In this cross-sectional comparative study, 130 patients with schizophrenia, depression, and bipolar disorder who referred to four outpatients psychiatric centers in Bushehr were selected using quota sampling. The patients were assessed and compared in terms of parental bonding styles. Data were collected using a valid and reliable parental bonding instrument (PBI). Data were analyzed using SPSS software (ver. 22), Chi-square and Kruskal-Wallis tests at a significant level of 0.05.

Results

Results showed that the optimal parental bonding style (low control, high care) in bipolar disorder (43.05%), major depression (47.7%), and schizophrenia (38.5%) was the most prevalent style of parental bonding; however, 62.30% of the above patients suffered from inefficient paternal bonding styles and 51.53% from inefficient maternal bonding styles. Furthermore, the patients’ maternal bonding styles were significantly different (p = 0.007) while their paternal bonding styles did not show any significant differences (p = 0.848).

Conclusions

Most of the patients with psychiatric disorders were affected by ineffective parenting styles. The results also confirmed that despite the several bio-psycho-social factors involved in the development of psychiatric disorders, the crucial roles of parents, especially mothers, should not be ignored. It was further suggested that parents and parental bonding were important and fundamental factors for mental health promotion.

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Title: Parental bonding styles in schizophrenia, depressive and bipolar patients: a comparative study
Authors: Aidin Abbaspour
Masoud Bahreini
Sherafat Akaberian
Kamran Mirzaei
Publication date: 01-12-2021
Publisher: BioMed Central
Keywords: Schizophrenia
Mood Disorders
Care
Affective Disorder
Published in: BMC Psychiatry / Issue 1/2021
Electronic ISSN: 1471-244X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-021-03177-3

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Parental bonding styles in schizophrenia, depressive and bipolar patients: a comparative study

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