Parental rejection as a pathway to depression: Why fathers are important to the understanding of drinking behaviors
Department
Psychological Science
Major
Psychology
Research Advisor
Patock-Peckham, Julie
Advisor's Department
Psychological Science
Funding Source
Graduate Student Research Award in Prevention Research, Prevention Research Center (PIRC), ASU. Awarded to Dr. Julie Patock-Peckham. Sponsored by: Irwin Sandler, NIMH grant P30MH39346, Center for the Prevention of Child and Family Stress.
Abstract
Sher’s (1991) model of deviance proneness suggests that alcohol disorders are impacted by the confluence of poor parenting and temperamental factors. One well known pathway to alcohol-related problems is through depression. This study sought to examine perceptions of parental relationships to stress and depression. Questionnaires regarding perceptions of rejection by one’s own parents, drinking behaviors, stress, and depression were administered to 332 (161 male, 171 female) college students. Correlation coefficients were calculated to examine the strengths of relationships among the variables. The findings revealed that perceptions of rejection by one’s own parents are related to specific pathways toward problematic drinking behaviors. Interestingly, rejection by one’s father was more problematic than rejection by one’s mother for both males and females.
Biography
Natalie Shanklin is a sophomore attending the University of Missouri--Rolla majoring in Psychology.
Research Category
Humanities/Social Sciences
Presentation Type
Poster Presentation
Document Type
Poster
Award
Humanities/Social Sciences poster session, First place
Presentation Date
12 Apr 2006, 1:00 pm
Parental rejection as a pathway to depression: Why fathers are important to the understanding of drinking behaviors
Sher’s (1991) model of deviance proneness suggests that alcohol disorders are impacted by the confluence of poor parenting and temperamental factors. One well known pathway to alcohol-related problems is through depression. This study sought to examine perceptions of parental relationships to stress and depression. Questionnaires regarding perceptions of rejection by one’s own parents, drinking behaviors, stress, and depression were administered to 332 (161 male, 171 female) college students. Correlation coefficients were calculated to examine the strengths of relationships among the variables. The findings revealed that perceptions of rejection by one’s own parents are related to specific pathways toward problematic drinking behaviors. Interestingly, rejection by one’s father was more problematic than rejection by one’s mother for both males and females.
