The Parent-Child Relationship and the Development of Physical Symptoms
- 1 June 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Perceptual and Motor Skills
- Vol. 51 (1) , 89-90
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.1980.51.1.89
Abstract
Correlations of responses to two questionnaires indicated for 50 college males a direct positive relation between presence of physical symptoms and neglect, rejection, or punishment by mothers and also by fathers for 29 college males. Fewer symptoms were experienced by those whose fathers were seen as affectionate and approving.Keywords
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