Parenting dimensions and attachment as determinants of psychosomatic symptoms among university students

Razdoblje studiranja prožeto je stresnim događajima. Pod utjecajem stresa osobe mogu doživljavati psihosomatske simptome koji se pojavljuju kao rezultat negativnih emocionalnih stanja. Neki roditeljski postupci tijekom djetinjstva te stilovi privrženosti povezani su s određenim zdravstvenim ishodima. Ranija istraživanja bavila su se povezanošću psihosomatskih simptoma i stilova privrženosti. Izraženiji siguran stil privrženosti povezan je s manjim brojem psihosomatskih simptoma, dok su bojažljivi i zaokupljeni stil privrženosti povezani s većim brojem psihosomatskih simptoma. Općenito, obiteljske interakcije djece koja imaju psihološke probleme, prožete su većim brojem konflikata kao i češćim odbacivanjem, zanemarivanjem i zlostavljanjem. Određeni negativni roditeljski postupci poput kontrole, pretjerane roditeljske zaštite i niže razine roditeljske topline, povezani su s većim brojem internaliziranih simptoma. Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je ispitati prediktivni doprinos dimenzija roditeljstva kontrole, zlostavljanja i ravnodušnosti oca i majke te stilova privrženosti (sigurni, bojažljivi, zaokupljeni i odbijajući) učestalosti psihosomatskih simptoma. U online istraživanju sudjelovalo je 269 studenata različitih studijskih usmjerenja koji su ispunjavali Upitnik psihosomatskih simptoma za djecu i adolescente (PSS), Upitnik roditeljskih stilova odgoja (MOPS) te Upitnik privrženosti. Kao prediktori učestalosti psihosomatskih simptoma pokazali su se ravnodušnost oca i bojažljivi stil privrženosti. Ostale varijable nisu se pokazale statistički značajnima. Praktične implikacije mogu pomoći u razvijanju preventivnih i terapeutskih pristupa kojima bi se smanjila šteta određenih nepovoljnosti u djetinjstvu.The period of study is filled with stressful events. Under the influence of stress, a person may experience psychosomatic symptoms that appear as a result of negative emotional states. Certain parenting practices during childhood and attachment styles are associated with certain health conditions. Earlier research has addressed the association of psychosomatic symptoms and attachment styles. The secure attachment style is associated with fewer psychosomatic symptoms, while fearful and preoccupied attachment styles are associated with a greater number of psychosomatic symptoms. In general, family interactions of children with psychological problems are permeated by more conflict as well as more frequent parental rejection, neglect, and abuse. Certain negative parental actions, such as control, excessive parental protection, and lower levels of parental warmth, are associated with a greater number of internalized symptoms. The aim of this study was to examine the predictive contribution of parenting dimensions of control, abuse, and father and mother indifference and attachment styles (secure, fearful, preoccupied, and dismissive) to the frequency of psychosomatic symptoms. The online research involved 269 students from various study fields who completed the Psychosomatic Symptoms Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents (PSS), the Measure of Parental Style (MOPS), and the Relationship Questionnaire (RQ). The indifference of the father and the fearful style of attachment proved to be predictors of the frequency of psychosomatic symptoms. Other variables did not prove statistically significant. Practical implications can help develop preventive and therapeutic approaches to reduce the harm of certain childhood ailments