Under the Same Roof: Parental Personality Pathology and its Association With Aversive Parenting and Family Functioning
(2026) PSPR14 20261Department of Psychology
- Abstract
- Parenting behaviours and family functioning are important aspects of family life that may be shaped by a variety of contextual factors, including self- and interpersonal functioning. Using a contemporary dimensional approach to personality pathology, this thesis investigates if the overall level of personality dysfunction, as well as the trait domain specifier of Negative Affectivity, are associated with aversive parenting behaviours and family functioning from both a parent and child perspective. Level of personality functioning was measured through parent-reports using the Level of Personality Functioning – Brief Form 2.0 (LPFS-BF 2.0), while Negative Affectivity and Antagonism were measured through the Personality Inventory for DSM-5 -... (More)
- Parenting behaviours and family functioning are important aspects of family life that may be shaped by a variety of contextual factors, including self- and interpersonal functioning. Using a contemporary dimensional approach to personality pathology, this thesis investigates if the overall level of personality dysfunction, as well as the trait domain specifier of Negative Affectivity, are associated with aversive parenting behaviours and family functioning from both a parent and child perspective. Level of personality functioning was measured through parent-reports using the Level of Personality Functioning – Brief Form 2.0 (LPFS-BF 2.0), while Negative Affectivity and Antagonism were measured through the Personality Inventory for DSM-5 - Brief Form (PID-5 BF). Aversive parenting behaviour was measured through child and parent-reports using the Psychological Maltreatment Scale (PSY), and family functioning was measured using the General Functioning 6-Item Subscale (GF6+). Associations were analysed using Spearman’s rank correlation. Results showed that parental level of personality functioning was not significantly associated with aversive parenting behaviours, but that a higher level of paternal Negative Affectivity was associated with higher levels of parental aversive behaviours perceived by children. Furthermore, overall level of parental personality dysfunction was negatively associated with family functioning from both a parent and child perspective. The mean level of Negative Affectivity in parents, as well as maternal Negative Affectivity, was also significantly and negatively associated with family functioning from both a parent and child perspective. The findings are partially in line with previous research and provide new insights in the sparse field of dimensional personality functioning in relation to parent and family dynamics. (Less)
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Föräldrabeteenden och familjefunktion är viktiga aspekter av uppväxtmiljön. Dessa kan formas av en bredd av kontextuella faktorer, däribland intra- och interpersonellt fungerande. Med en dimensionell klassificering av personlighetsfungerande undersöker denna examensuppsats ifall nivå av personlighetsdysfunktion, såväl som nivå av det patologiska personlighetsdraget Negativ Affektivitet, kan associeras med aversiva föräldrabeteenden och familjefunktion ur både ett föräldra- och barnperspektiv. Personlighetsdysfunktion skattades av föräldrar genom Level of Personality Functioning – Brief Form 2.0 (LPFS-BF 2.0), medan Negativ Affektivitet och Antagonism skattades med Personality Inventory för DSM-5 - Brief Form (PID-5 BF). Aversiva... (More)
- Föräldrabeteenden och familjefunktion är viktiga aspekter av uppväxtmiljön. Dessa kan formas av en bredd av kontextuella faktorer, däribland intra- och interpersonellt fungerande. Med en dimensionell klassificering av personlighetsfungerande undersöker denna examensuppsats ifall nivå av personlighetsdysfunktion, såväl som nivå av det patologiska personlighetsdraget Negativ Affektivitet, kan associeras med aversiva föräldrabeteenden och familjefunktion ur både ett föräldra- och barnperspektiv. Personlighetsdysfunktion skattades av föräldrar genom Level of Personality Functioning – Brief Form 2.0 (LPFS-BF 2.0), medan Negativ Affektivitet och Antagonism skattades med Personality Inventory för DSM-5 - Brief Form (PID-5 BF). Aversiva föräldrabeteenden skattades av föräldrar och barn genom Psychological Maltreatment Scale (PSY), medan familjefunktion skattades med General Functioning 6-Item Subscale (GF6+). Samband analyserades med Spearmans rangkorrelation. Resultaten visade att nivån av föräldrars personlighetsdysfunktion inte var signifikant associerad med aversiva föräldrabeteenden, men att en högre nivå av Negativ Affektivitet hos pappor var signifikant associerat med högre nivåer av barnskattade aversiva föräldrabeteenden. Dessutom var den genomsnittliga nivån av föräldrars personlighetsdysfunktion signifikant och negativt associerat med familjefunktion ur både ett föräldra- och barnperspektiv. Den genomsnittliga nivån av Negativ Affektivitet hos föräldrar, såväl som mammors Negativa Affektivitet, var också signifikant och negativt associerat med familjefunktion ur både ett föräldra- och barnperspektiv. Resultaten överensstämmer delvis med tidigare forskning, samt ger nya insikter inom det outforskade området kring dimensionell personlighetsfunktion i relation till föräldraskap och familjedynamik. (Less)
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- Habte, Biniam LU and Hejdenberg, Anna LU
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- course
- PSPR14 20261
- year
- 2026
- type
- H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
- subject
- keywords
- parenting, family life, dimensional personality functioning, alternative model of personality disorder, föräldraskap, familjeliv, dimensionellt personlighetsfungerande, alternativ modell för personlighetssyndrom
- language
- English
- id
- 9230929
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- 2026-06-04 09:03:05
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abstract = {{Parenting behaviours and family functioning are important aspects of family life that may be shaped by a variety of contextual factors, including self- and interpersonal functioning. Using a contemporary dimensional approach to personality pathology, this thesis investigates if the overall level of personality dysfunction, as well as the trait domain specifier of Negative Affectivity, are associated with aversive parenting behaviours and family functioning from both a parent and child perspective. Level of personality functioning was measured through parent-reports using the Level of Personality Functioning – Brief Form 2.0 (LPFS-BF 2.0), while Negative Affectivity and Antagonism were measured through the Personality Inventory for DSM-5 - Brief Form (PID-5 BF). Aversive parenting behaviour was measured through child and parent-reports using the Psychological Maltreatment Scale (PSY), and family functioning was measured using the General Functioning 6-Item Subscale (GF6+). Associations were analysed using Spearman’s rank correlation. Results showed that parental level of personality functioning was not significantly associated with aversive parenting behaviours, but that a higher level of paternal Negative Affectivity was associated with higher levels of parental aversive behaviours perceived by children. Furthermore, overall level of parental personality dysfunction was negatively associated with family functioning from both a parent and child perspective. The mean level of Negative Affectivity in parents, as well as maternal Negative Affectivity, was also significantly and negatively associated with family functioning from both a parent and child perspective. The findings are partially in line with previous research and provide new insights in the sparse field of dimensional personality functioning in relation to parent and family dynamics.}},
author = {{Habte, Biniam and Hejdenberg, Anna}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Under the Same Roof: Parental Personality Pathology and its Association With Aversive Parenting and Family Functioning}},
year = {{2026}},
}