Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects on adults’ current psychological adjustment of perceived acceptance or
rejection by mothers and fathers in childhood and by intimate partners in adulthood. The sample consisted of 1,709 adults
(35 % male and 65 % female), including 1,645 individuals in the multiple acceptance group and 64 in the multiple rejection
group. Respondents were selected from a total sample of 2,236 adults in 10 countries including Bangladesh, Colombia, Finland,
India, Japan, Korea, Kuwait, Puerto-Rico, Turkey, and the USA. Measures used were the Intimate Partner Acceptance–Rejection/Control
Questionnaire (IPAR/CQ), the Adult version of the Parental Acceptance–Rejection/Control Questionnaire for Mothers and Fathers
(Adult PARQ/Control: Mothers and Fathers), and the Adult version of the Personality Assessment Questionnaire (Adult PAQ).
Results showed that significantly more women than men experienced multiple acceptance, and significantly more men than women
reported multiple rejection. Regardless of gender, the majority of respondents in the multiple acceptance group reported healthy
psychological adjustment, whereas the majority of respondents in the multiple rejection group reported severe maladjustment.
rejection by mothers and fathers in childhood and by intimate partners in adulthood. The sample consisted of 1,709 adults
(35 % male and 65 % female), including 1,645 individuals in the multiple acceptance group and 64 in the multiple rejection
group. Respondents were selected from a total sample of 2,236 adults in 10 countries including Bangladesh, Colombia, Finland,
India, Japan, Korea, Kuwait, Puerto-Rico, Turkey, and the USA. Measures used were the Intimate Partner Acceptance–Rejection/Control
Questionnaire (IPAR/CQ), the Adult version of the Parental Acceptance–Rejection/Control Questionnaire for Mothers and Fathers
(Adult PARQ/Control: Mothers and Fathers), and the Adult version of the Personality Assessment Questionnaire (Adult PAQ).
Results showed that significantly more women than men experienced multiple acceptance, and significantly more men than women
reported multiple rejection. Regardless of gender, the majority of respondents in the multiple acceptance group reported healthy
psychological adjustment, whereas the majority of respondents in the multiple rejection group reported severe maladjustment.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-7
- DOI 10.1007/s11205-012-0100-2
- Authors
- Abdul Khaleque, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Connecticut, U-2058, 348 Mansfield Road, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
- Ronald P. Rohner, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Connecticut, U-2058, 348 Mansfield Road, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
- Journal Social Indicators Research
- Online ISSN 1573-0921
- Print ISSN 0303-8300