Parental overprotection increases interpersonal sensitivity in healthy subjects
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Koichi Otani1, Akihito Suzuki, Yoshihiko Matsumoto
1Department of Psychiatry, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Yamagata 990-9585, Japan.
Abstract:
The effect of parental rearing on interpersonal sensitivity was studied in 469 Japanese volunteers. Perceived parental rearing was assessed by the Parental Bonding Instrument, which consists of the factors of care and protection, and interpersonal sensitivity was measured by the Interpersonal Sensitivity Measure (IPSM). In male subjects, higher IPSM scores were related to higher scores of paternal protection (P < .01) and maternal protection (P < .05). In female subjects, higher IPSM scores were related to higher scores of maternal protection (P < .001). The present study suggests that in both males and females, interpersonal sensitivity is increased by high protection of the same-sex parents and that in males there is an additional effect of high maternal protection.
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