Self-functioning and perceived parenting: Relations of parental empathy and love inconsistency with narcissism, depression, and self-esteem
NN Trumpeter, PJ Watson, BJ O'Leary… - The Journal of …, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
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In Heinz Kohut's (1977, 1984) theory of the psychology of the self, good parenting provides a
child with optimal frustration and just the right amount of loving empathic concern. In the
present study, the authors examined the relations of perceived parental empathy and love
inconsistency with measures of narcissism, self-esteem, and depression. In a sample of
university undergraduates (N= 232; 78 men, 153 women, and 1 nonresponder), perceived
parental empathy predicted more adaptive self-functioning, whereas parental love …
child with optimal frustration and just the right amount of loving empathic concern. In the
present study, the authors examined the relations of perceived parental empathy and love
inconsistency with measures of narcissism, self-esteem, and depression. In a sample of
university undergraduates (N= 232; 78 men, 153 women, and 1 nonresponder), perceived
parental empathy predicted more adaptive self-functioning, whereas parental love …
In Heinz Kohut's (1977, 1984) theory of the psychology of the self, good parenting provides a child with optimal frustration and just the right amount of loving empathic concern. In the present study, the authors examined the relations of perceived parental empathy and love inconsistency with measures of narcissism, self-esteem, and depression. In a sample of university undergraduates (N = 232; 78 men, 153 women, and 1 nonresponder), perceived parental empathy predicted more adaptive self-functioning, whereas parental love inconsistency was related to psychological maladjustment. These results support the theoretical assumption that perceived parental empathy is associated with healthy self-development.
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