Attachment beliefs and interpersonal contexts associated with dependency and self-criticism

Vulnerability to depression is linked to two specific personality traits: dependency or sociotropy, which refers to excessive needs for love and approval, and self-criticism or perfectionism. Recently, Rude and Burnham (1995) demonstrated that the questionnaires used to measure dependency tend to co...

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Published inJournal of social and clinical psychology Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. 184 - 205
Main Authors WHIFFEN, V. E, AUBE, J. A, THOMPSON, J. M, CAMPBELL, T. L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Guilford 01.07.2000
Guilford Press
Subjects
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Anxiety
Attachment
Beliefs
Biological and medical sciences
Dependency
Depression
Interpersonal relations
Medical sciences
Mental depression
Mental health
Mood disorders
Perceptions
Personal relationships
Personality
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychotherapy
Relationship
Self-perception
Selfcriticism
Canada
Mood disorder
Belief
Human
Marital relation
Attitude
Self evaluation
Satisfaction
Depression
Personality
Vulnerability
Symptomatology
Affective attachment
Social interaction
Risk factor
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Summary:Vulnerability to depression is linked to two specific personality traits: dependency or sociotropy, which refers to excessive needs for love and approval, and self-criticism or perfectionism. Recently, Rude and Burnham (1995) demonstrated that the questionnaires used to measure dependency tend to confuse healthy attachment needs with the extreme and generalized need to obtain others' approval ("neediness").
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ISSN:0736-7236
1943-2771
DOI:10.1521/jscp.2000.19.2.184