Perceived parental over-protection in non clinical young adults is associated with affective vulnerability: A cross-sectional study

• We studied the association between over-protection and affective vulnerability (AV). 296 students were recruited tested individually. Over-protection, indifference abuse assessed. All forms of dysfunctional parenting positively associated with AV. Only maternal paternal independently Objective. High levels perceived parental are hypothesized to be related relational problems, psychological distress, development psychiatric symptoms. Here, main aim was extend previous findings investigating unique contribution in predicting vulnerability. Method. participants administered self-report measures assessing styles [i.e., The Measure Parental Style (MOPS)], several clinical dimensions (i.e., depressive symptoms, trait anxiety alexithymia), a checklist socio-demographic variables. Results. Affective investigated combining anxiety, depression alexithymia through principal axis factoring which accounted for 70.90% variance data. MOPS subscale all ( r > 0.13; p < 0.05) Vulnerability factor 0.25; 0.001). Among different parenting, only ? = 0.19; 0.007) 0.18; 0.010) linear regression analysis, even when controlling sex, age, education. Conclusions. However, at multivariate level, remained This study contributes our understanding role as risk on potentially pathogenic played by this style sub-clinical conditions.