Aim: The purpose of this study is to assess past and present attachment relationships in outpatients affected by Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) as Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease. Methods: 664 subjects were divided in a experimental sample of 314 IBD outpatients (157 males, age from 16 to 78, m: 43.14) and a control sample of 350 non-pathological subjects, similar for sex and age, without IBD-affected relatives. In all cases the following questionnaires were submitted: 1) Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI) by Parker, et al. (1979) for the study of parental relationships in the first 16 years; 2) Attachment Style Questionnaire (ASQ) by Feeney et al.(1994) to assess some dimensions of present attachment style. The data were analyzed using Chi-square, cluster analysis and one-way Anova. Results: IBD outpatients, compared to controls, showed more frequent unsure attachment features (especially avoidant, p
Titolo: | Parental relationships in childhood and adult attachment style in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). | |
Autore/i: | BALDONI, FRANCO; Ravegnani G.; Minghetti M.; Facondini E.; AGOSTINI, ALESSANDRO; FARINELLI, MARINA; ERCOLANI, MAURO | |
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Anno: | 2009 | |
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Abstract: | Aim: The purpose of this study is to assess past and present attachment relationships in outpatients affected by Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) as Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease. Methods: 664 subjects were divided in a experimental sample of 314 IBD outpatients (157 males, age from 16 to 78, m: 43.14) and a control sample of 350 non-pathological subjects, similar for sex and age, without IBD-affected relatives. In all cases the following questionnaires were submitted: 1) Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI) by Parker, et al. (1979) for the study of parental relationships in the first 16 years; 2) Attachment Style Questionnaire (ASQ) by Feeney et al.(1994) to assess some dimensions of present attachment style. The data were analyzed using Chi-square, cluster analysis and one-way Anova. Results: IBD outpatients, compared to controls, showed more frequent unsure attachment features (especially avoidant, p | |
Data prodotto definitivo in UGOV: | 2009-11-29 12:53:24 | |
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