Psychological Distress in Young Chilean Adults Exposed to Parental Alienating Behaviors during Childhood/Adolescence
The aim of this study was to analyze the psychological distress of young adults exposed to alienating behaviors during childhood/adolescence. Four hundred and sixteen adults responded to the online survey. A brief sociodemographic questionnaire, the Brief Symptom Scale, and a questionnaire on advers...
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| author | Diego Portilla-Saavedra Cristián Pinto-Cortez Rodrigo Moya-Vergara |
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| description | The aim of this study was to analyze the psychological distress of young adults exposed to alienating behaviors during childhood/adolescence. Four hundred and sixteen adults responded to the online survey. A brief sociodemographic questionnaire, the Brief Symptom Scale, and a questionnaire on adverse childhood experiences were included. The analyses revealed that individuals who experienced one or more alienating behaviors exhibited higher levels of anxiety, depression, somatization, and overall psychological distress. Furthermore, even after controlling for the effect of other adverse childhood experiences, alienating behaviors had a significant impact on psychological distress in adulthood. This highlights an understudied aspect of alienating behaviors, i.e., their conjunction or parallelism with other adverse childhood experiences. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-70df053554614cc0b72f5646e6d12eb42023-11-19T10:20:14ZengMDPI AGEuropean Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education2174-81442254-96252023-09-011391707171610.3390/ejihpe13090123Psychological Distress in Young Chilean Adults Exposed to Parental Alienating Behaviors during Childhood/AdolescenceDiego Portilla-Saavedra0Cristián Pinto-Cortez1Rodrigo Moya-Vergara2Escuela de Psicología, Facultad de Humanidades, Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta 1240000, ChileEscuela de Psicología Y Filosofía, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Jurídicas, Universidad de Tarapacá, Arica 1000000, ChileEscuela de Psicología, Facultad de Humanidades, Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta 1240000, ChileThe aim of this study was to analyze the psychological distress of young adults exposed to alienating behaviors during childhood/adolescence. Four hundred and sixteen adults responded to the online survey. A brief sociodemographic questionnaire, the Brief Symptom Scale, and a questionnaire on adverse childhood experiences were included. The analyses revealed that individuals who experienced one or more alienating behaviors exhibited higher levels of anxiety, depression, somatization, and overall psychological distress. Furthermore, even after controlling for the effect of other adverse childhood experiences, alienating behaviors had a significant impact on psychological distress in adulthood. This highlights an understudied aspect of alienating behaviors, i.e., their conjunction or parallelism with other adverse childhood experiences.https://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/13/9/123Chileparental alienation behaviorspsychological distress |
| spellingShingle | Diego Portilla-Saavedra Cristián Pinto-Cortez Rodrigo Moya-Vergara Psychological Distress in Young Chilean Adults Exposed to Parental Alienating Behaviors during Childhood/Adolescence European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education Chile parental alienation behaviors psychological distress |
| title | Psychological Distress in Young Chilean Adults Exposed to Parental Alienating Behaviors during Childhood/Adolescence |
| title_full | Psychological Distress in Young Chilean Adults Exposed to Parental Alienating Behaviors during Childhood/Adolescence |
| title_fullStr | Psychological Distress in Young Chilean Adults Exposed to Parental Alienating Behaviors during Childhood/Adolescence |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychological Distress in Young Chilean Adults Exposed to Parental Alienating Behaviors during Childhood/Adolescence |
| title_short | Psychological Distress in Young Chilean Adults Exposed to Parental Alienating Behaviors during Childhood/Adolescence |
| title_sort | psychological distress in young chilean adults exposed to parental alienating behaviors during childhood adolescence |
| topic | Chile parental alienation behaviors psychological distress |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2254-9625/13/9/123 |
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