Abstract

AbstractDysfunctional parental rearing was investigated to evaluate cognitive self‐protective strategies in a high‐risk sample from the Methadone Maintenance Programme, Stockholm, Sweden, and healthy subjects respectively. The Bowlby‐Scale, the ASQ‐SWED, the Reciprocal Attachment Questionnaire, the Dysfunctional Attitudes Scale and the Dysfunctional Working Models Scale were used. Results confirm insecure attachment (types A, C, D) among addicts and secure attachment (type B) among controls. The influence of the pathological pattern Compulsive self‐reliance on the personality factor Confidence in self and others was 40.3 times higher (odds ratio) for addicts. The content of schemas in substance‐related disorders shows an individual vulnerability associated with a decreased social competence and a very high risk for the development of various types of psychopathology. On the other hand, findings obtained in control subjects attest to a ‘normal’ organization of self‐protective strategies and a pattern of behaviour mainly based on secure attachment. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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