The role of emotional dependence in the relationship between attachment and impulsive behavior

The emotional dependence has been related with the problems in the impulse control and with the preoccupied attachment style. The objectives of this study are to analyze the relation between the emotional de-pendence, attachment and the impulsive behavior, as well as, to analyze if these final two c...

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Autores: Estévez, Ana, Chávez-Vera, María Dolores, Momeñe, Janire, Olave Porrúa, Leticia María, Vázquez, Daniel, Iruarrizaga Díez, María Icíar
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/95473
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/95473
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Dependencia emocional
apego
conducta impulsiva
adolescentes
emotional dependency
attachment
impulsive behavior
adolescents
Psicología (Psicología)
61 Psicología
6102 Psicología del Niño y del Adolescente
6106 Psicología Experimental
6106.03 Emoción
6111 Personalidad
6111.05 Estructura y Dinámica de la Personalidad
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Sumario:The emotional dependence has been related with the problems in the impulse control and with the preoccupied attachment style. The objectives of this study are to analyze the relation between the emotional de-pendence, attachment and the impulsive behavior, as well as, to analyze if these final two can predict the emotional dependence. Furthermore, it ana-lyze if the emotional dependence mediate in the relation between attach-ment and impulsivity and, finally, it studies the differences of gender in the three mentioned variables. The sample is formed by 1533 teenagers (707 women and 826 men), with ages between 14-18 years old (M = 15.76; SD = 1.25). The results showed of positives relations between the emotional dependence and the parental permission, childhood trauma and impulsive behavior. Moreover, the impulsivity is positively related with the fact to avoid to be alone, asymmetric relation, the need to please others, parental permission and childhood trauma. In the same way, it proves how the pa-rental permission, self-sufficiency and resentment against parents and childhood trauma can predict the emotional dependence. Finally, it ob-serves how the relation between the attachment and the impulsive behavior is mediated with the emotional dependency and it appreciates differences between the three variables in gender basis.