Sintomatologia ansiosa e depressiva em famílias com filhos adolescentes: Qual o papel da diferenciação do self dos pais?
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2017
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A literatura tem realçado o impacto da história familiar de psicopatologia no
desenvolvimento de perturbações emocionais nas gerações mais novas e a associação
entre o nível de diferenciação do self e diversos quadros clínicos (e.g., ansiosos e
depressivos). Com recurso a um desenho quantitativo transversal e a uma amostra de
104 tríades familiares (mãe, pai e filho/a adolescente), o presente estudo pretende
analisar: a associação entre a sintomatologia depressiva e ansiosa de mães e pais e
filhos/as adolescentes; e o papel mediador da diferenciação do self das mães e dos pais
na relação entre a sintomatologia depressiva e ansiosa de mães e de pais e a
sintomatologia depressiva e ansiosa dos/as filhos/as adolescentes. Os resultados
mostram que: a sintomatologia depressiva e ansiosa do pai e da mãe são preditoras do
nível de diferenciação do self do pai e da mãe; a relação entre a sintomatologia
depressiva da mãe e dos/as filhos/as é mediada pela diferenciação do self da mãe; e a
sintomatologia ansiosa da mãe é preditora da sintomatologia ansiosa dos/as filhos/as.
Apesar de os resultados sugerirem que a mãe tenha também um papel central na
transmissão de adversidade aos filhos, apontam para que a sintomatologia ansiosa e
depressiva de pais e filhos se associem de formas diferentes. Este estudo tem
implicações para a prática clínica e para a literatura na área da psicologia clínica e
psicologia da família, ao relevar o impacto da sintomatologia da mãe e do seu nível de
diferenciação do self no desenvolvimento de psicopatologia na adolescência.
The literature has highlighted the impact of the family psychopathology history on the development of psychopathology in the younger generations and the association between the level of self differentiation and various clinical conditions (e.g., anxiety and depression). Using a quantitative cross-sectional design and a sample of 104 family triads (mother, father and adolescent child), the present study aims to analyze: the association between depressive and anxious symptomatology of mothers and fathers and adolescent children; and the mediating role of the self-differentiation of mothers and fathers in the relationship between the depressive and anxious symptomatology of mothers and fathers and the depressive and anxious symptomatology of the adolescent children. The results show that: the depressive and anxious symptomatology of the father and the mother are predictors of the level of differentiation of the self of the father and the mother; the relationship between the depressive symptomatology of the mother and the child is mediated by the differentiation of the mother's self; and the anxious symptomatology of the mother is a predictor of the anxious symptomatology of the child. Although the results suggest that the mother also has a central role in the transmission of adversity to the children, they point out that the anxious and depressive symptomatology of parents and children associate in different ways. This study has implications for clinical practice and for literature in clinical psychology and family psychology, by highlighting the impact of the mother's symptomatology and mothers’ level of self differentiation in the development of psychopathology in adolescence.
The literature has highlighted the impact of the family psychopathology history on the development of psychopathology in the younger generations and the association between the level of self differentiation and various clinical conditions (e.g., anxiety and depression). Using a quantitative cross-sectional design and a sample of 104 family triads (mother, father and adolescent child), the present study aims to analyze: the association between depressive and anxious symptomatology of mothers and fathers and adolescent children; and the mediating role of the self-differentiation of mothers and fathers in the relationship between the depressive and anxious symptomatology of mothers and fathers and the depressive and anxious symptomatology of the adolescent children. The results show that: the depressive and anxious symptomatology of the father and the mother are predictors of the level of differentiation of the self of the father and the mother; the relationship between the depressive symptomatology of the mother and the child is mediated by the differentiation of the mother's self; and the anxious symptomatology of the mother is a predictor of the anxious symptomatology of the child. Although the results suggest that the mother also has a central role in the transmission of adversity to the children, they point out that the anxious and depressive symptomatology of parents and children associate in different ways. This study has implications for clinical practice and for literature in clinical psychology and family psychology, by highlighting the impact of the mother's symptomatology and mothers’ level of self differentiation in the development of psychopathology in adolescence.
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Orientação: Ana Prioste
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MESTRADO EM PSICOLOGIA CLÍNICA E DA SAÚDE, PSICOLOGIA, PSICOLOGIA CLÍNICA, FAMÍLIA, ADOLESCÊNCIA, ANSIEDADE, DEPRESSÃO, PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY, FAMILY, ADOLESCENCE, ANXIETY, DEPRESSION