Abstract
BackgroundBonding disorders happen as parents cannot build an affective relationship with children and are associated with their psychological and social conditions. Personal values impact well-being and psychological outcomes; however, how personal values influence bonding relationships is unknown. The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between personal values in adolescence recalled by adult participants and impaired bonding using a community-representative database.MethodsWe conducted a retrospective study using cross-sectional data of adults living with children in Japan. Personal values were evaluated by value priorities measured by 11 items from Personal Value Questionnaires, and commitment to values measured by a Japanese version of the Personal Values Questionnaires II. Impaired bonding was evaluated by five items from a Japanese-version of the Mother-to-Infant Bonding Scale. Odds ratios of value priorities and commitment to values for impaired bonding relationships were calculated after adjusting covariates.ResultsOf 13,920 people selected by probability proportionate sampling, 466 participants with children under 6 years old were selected for analysis. Personal values on improving society, graduating from school, positive evaluation from others, and pursuing one’s interest were negatively associated with impaired bonding relationship, while personal values on financial success were positively associated with impaired bonding relationship. Commitment to values were negatively associated with bonding problems.ConclusionsWhile a future longitudinal study is needed, the present findings may indicate that personal values in adolescence are associated with their bonding relationship with children.
Highlights
Bonding disorders happen as parents cannot build an affective relationship with children and are associated with their psychological and social conditions
Of 13,920 people selected according to probability proportionate sampling, data of 466 adult participants with children less than 6 years old who had valid data for both the child survey and the wave 3 survey to report personal values variables were subject to analysis
Values on positive evaluation from others and improving society were significantly associated with enjoying doing things for one’s child, while pursuing one’s interest was negatively associated with not enjoying doing things for one’s child
Summary
Bonding disorders happen as parents cannot build an affective relationship with children and are associated with their psychological and social conditions. Bonding disorders occur as parents cannot construct an emotional tie with their children. Previous studies demonstrated that impaired parental bonding was associated with an increased risk for abusive parenting [5] and emotional and social problems of children [6, 7]. Impaired bonding with parents has long-term consequences. Some studies reported that impaired parental bonding was associated with psychiatric symptoms such as depression and anxiety in adulthood [12,13,14,15,16]
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