The relationship of psychological-mindedness to adult perceptions of early parental rejection

Abstract

We tested the hypothesis that highly psychologically minded individuals perceive having grown up with rejecting parents. A Psychological Mindedness (PM) Scale, and the Parent-Child Relations Questionnaire II (PCR), were administered to 120 college students. Contrary to prediction, a significant negative correlation was found between PM and perceptions of early maternal rejection. Psychological-mindedness, it was suggested, may be attributable to "good enough mothering" and may be learned through modeling and imitation of mothers' empathic perceptions, affective responses, and behavior.

The relationships between psychological mindedness, parental bonding and adult attachment

“…They found that while psychological mindedness was positively correlated with secure attachment to peers, in contrast to Alvarez et al . 's () research, there was no relationship between psychological mindedness and attachment to either mother or father. Alvarez et al .…”

“…The finding that maternal care is significantly correlated with psychological mindedness supports the previous work of Alvarez et al . (), who found maternal love and lack of demandingness significantly correlated with psychological mindedness. Alvarez et al .…”

Do psychologically‐minded clients expect more from counselling?

“…The openness and trust towards counsellors reported by highly psychologically‐minded clients might flow from their reportedly healthy attachment backgrounds (Alvarez, Farber, & Schonbar, 1998). This interpersonal orientation towards others might allow higher PM clients the flexibility to hold heterogeneous expectations about their counsellors.…”

Humanistic experience and psychodynamic understanding: empirical associations among facets of self-actualization and psychological mindedness

“…In terms of interpersonal relations, high PM adults report fewer early maladaptive schemas (Cecero, Beitel, & Prout, 2008), healthier childhood relations to their own parents (Alvarez, Farber, & Schonbar, 1998), and healthier attachment to current peers (Beitel & Cecero, 2003). PM has been associated with a healthy cognitive style, including greater ambiguity tolerance and internal locus of control and less magical thinking (Beitel, Ferrer, & Cecero, 2004).…”