Table 3.
Frequency of parental bonding styles in psychiatric patients
| Parental bonding styles | DepressionFrequency (%) | BipolarFrequency (%) | SchizophreniaFrequency (%) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mother | Affectionate constrains | 4 (9.1) | 1 (2.3) | 11 (25.6) | 17.66 | 0.007 |
| Affectionless control | 5 (11.4) | 4 (9.3) | 8 (18.6) | |||
| Neglect style | 10 (22.7) | 17 (39.5) | 7 (16.3) | |||
| Optimal style | 25 (56.8) | 21 (48.9) | 17 (39.5) | |||
| Father | Affectionate constrains | 5 (11.4) | 5 (11.6) | 9 (20.9) | 2.67 | 0.848 |
| Affectionless control | 6 (13.6) | 7 (16.3) | 4 (9.3) | |||
| Neglect style | 16 (36.4) | 15 (34.9) | 14 (32.6) | |||
| Optimal style | 17 (38.6) | 16 (37.2) | 16 (37.2) | |||