Journal article
Changes in Parenting Behaviors, Attachment, Depressive Symptoms, and Suicidal Ideation in Attachment-Based Family Therapy for Depressive and Suicidal Adolescents
Journal of marital and family therapy, v 38(s1), pp 271-283
01 Jun 2012
PMID: 22765339
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Abstract
This study examined whether Attachment-Based Family Therapy (ABFT) was associated with decreases in maternal psychological control and increases in maternal psychological autonomy granting, and whether such changes were associated with changes in adolescents attachment schema and psychological symptoms. Eighteen suicidal adolescents and their mothers received 12 weeks of ABFT. Maternal psychological control and autonomy granting behaviors were observationally coded at sessions 1 and 4. Adolescents reports of perceived maternal care and control, attachment-related anxiety and avoidance, and depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation were collected at baseline, 6, 12 weeks (posttreatment), and 36 weeks. Results indicated that from session 1 to session 4, maternal psychological control decreased and maternal psychological autonomy granting increased. Increases in maternal autonomy granting were associated with increases in adolescents perceived parental care from pre to mid-treatment and decreases in attachment-related anxiety and avoidance from pre to 3 months posttreatment. Finally, decreases in adolescents perceived parental control during the treatment were associated with reductions in adolescents depressive symptoms from pretreatment to 12 weeks posttreatment. This is the first study examining the putative change mechanisms in ABFT.
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- Title
- Changes in Parenting Behaviors, Attachment, Depressive Symptoms, and Suicidal Ideation in Attachment-Based Family Therapy for Depressive and Suicidal Adolescents
- Creators
- Maya S. Shpigel - Ben-Gurion University of the NegevGary M. Diamond - Department of Psychology
Ben‐Gurion University of the NegevGuy S. Diamond - University of Pennsylvania - Publication Details
- Journal of marital and family therapy, v 38(s1), pp 271-283
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 13
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Center for Family Intervention Science
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000306143800022
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84863783485
- Other Identifier
- 991019292132004721
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- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
- International collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Family Studies
- Psychology, Clinical