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PARENTAL BONDING AND ATTACHMENT STYLES IN THE POPULATION OF SCHIZOPHRENIC PATIENTS INCLUDED IN „FIRST EPISODE INTERVENTION PROGRAM“

Some authors emphasized the central role of the relationship between parent and child for normal development. Recent studies have shown that early parental bonding may play an important role either as a risk or protection factor for the development of psychiatric symptoms in adulthood. Studies have shown that schizophrenic patients report a greater chance of exposure to „affectionless control“ parental bonding compared to control groups. Studies also suggest higher level of insecure attachment, and dismissing attachment in particular, in samples with psychosis compared to controls. The aim of this paper was to establish parental bonding and attachment styles and investigate their influence on self-esteem in the population of young schizophrenic patients. For this purpose the patients included in the Early intervention program for the psychotic patients in Psychiatric hospital „Sveti Ivan“ fulfilled the Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI), Relationship Questionnaire (RC) and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. Results have shown that the patients mostly consider parental bonding style as affectionless control which is consistent with previous researches, different attachment style was equally represented and higher self-esteem was more noted in secure attachment and in optimal parental bonding.

parental bonding; attachment styles; shizofrenia; early intervention

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