Maternal Enmeshment

Hann-Morrison, Dee

doi:10.1177/2158244012470115

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“…This can in turn hinder the process of separation and individuation in the child that is a requisite for a healthy outlook on the self, for self-initiation, self-regulation, relatedness, and personal competence. Children in such conditions are left feeling entangled to their parent, powerless, inadequate, dependent, dissatisfied, and guilty, the states of which may persist into their adult life (Hann-Morrison, 2012;Yanhong & Shumin, 2022).…”

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Perceived Parental Bonding: A Comparative Study between Adults Growing up in Single Parent and Both Parent Homes

Rao,

G.P

2023

Asian J. Interdiscip. Res.

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Parental bonding is an intense attachment in relationship that develops between the parent and child during the early years of life. Scientific literature asserts that parent-child bonding is an important predictor of the child’s immediate habits, thoughts, and emotions and its long-term personal and social growth. The present study investigated perceived parental bonding in adults from single-parent and both-parent homes to understand if parenting conditions influenced the bonding relationship. Parental Bonding Inventory (PBI) was used to evaluate one’s attachment to one's parent from the adult child's point of view. 200 adults with single parents (n=100) and both parents (n=100), with a mean age of 29.45 years participated in the study. Results from independent sample t-test showed that participants who grew up with single parents perceived lesser care and higher overprotectiveness from their father/mother, while those from both-parent homes perceived more care and lesser overprotection from their father as well as their mother. Further analysis revealed that individuals from single-parent homes reported affectionless control type of bonding to be persistent in their relationship, while those from both-parent homes reported optimal bonding with their parents.

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Perceived Parental Bonding: A Comparative Study between Adults Growing up in Single Parent and Both Parent Homes

Rao,

G.P

2023

Asian J. Interdiscip. Res.

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“…Enmeshment , a term emerging from structural family therapy (Minuchin, 1974), describes close relationships characterized by diffuse interpersonal or emotional boundaries and blurring of individualities (Kantor & Lehr, 1975; Sauer, 1982). Hann-Morrison (2012) posited “enmeshment is rooted in manipulation and control” (p. 3), with constraining levels of emotional closeness and manipulation in the form of demands for excessive expressions of love and unity to confirm family loyalty. Enmeshment can be psychometrically distinguished from family cohesion and is associated with emotional dysregulation and poorer quality of life (Barber & Buehler, 1996; Kivisto, Welsh, Darling, & Culpepper, 2015).…”

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Measurement of emotional blackmail in couple relationships in Hong Kong.

Karnani

Zelman

2019

Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice

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Emotional blackmail (EB) is a form of repetitive emotional manipulation in which to exact compliance, a perpetrator threatens to hurt or abandon a person close to him or her, by inducing fear, obligation, or guilt. The term EB is widely used colloquially and is often referenced by psychotherapists, but has not been empirically studied in couples. The objective of this study was to create a psychometrically sound measure of EB in couples. Participants were 199 expatriates of various ethnicities and permanent residents of Hong Kong in committed couple relationships. They completed an initial 25-item EB scale created based on Forward and Frazier's (1997) writings on EB, and other dyadic relationship measures including the Tactics of Manipulation Scale (TMS; Buss, Gomes, Higgins, & Lauterbach, 1987), Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Scale (FHS; Gottman, 1999), and Couples' Satisfaction Index-16 (CSI;Funk & Rogge, 2007). Exploratory factor analysis retained a 20-item scale with two factors named Fear and Obligation/Guilt explaining 47.8% of variance in EB. Cronbach's ␣s were .92, .87, and .91, for the EB scale and Fear and Obligation/Guilt subscales, respectively. EB was strongly associated with the TMS (r ϭ .61), FHS (r ϭ .79), and CSI (r ϭ -.63). Multiple regression showed that the EB scale explained 41.2% of variance in CSI and explained variance in CSI over and above TMS but not FHS. The 20-item EB scale appears to be a reliable and valid scale that warrants further research. Implications for future research and couple therapy are discussed.

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The Role of Psychology in Pediatric Rheumatic Diseases

Frye

Milojevic²

2022

Pediatric Clinics of North America

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Maternal Enmeshment

Cited by 5 publications

References 18 publications

Perceived Parental Bonding: A Comparative Study between Adults Growing up in Single Parent and Both Parent Homes

Perceived Parental Bonding: A Comparative Study between Adults Growing up in Single Parent and Both Parent Homes

Measurement of emotional blackmail in couple relationships in Hong Kong.

The Role of Psychology in Pediatric Rheumatic Diseases

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