Assessment of parents’ attitudes and symptoms of aggression in depression

The aim of the study was to investigate whether in the clinical picture of unipolar depression we can find symptoms of abnormal ties in the generational family and their relationship with aggression, assessed during adulthood o patients. Problem questions concerned the following issue: Do patients with depression differ from healthy people in their assessment of the parental attitudes and the structure of aggression? What are the relationships between the attitudes of parents and aggression among ill and healthy people? The Questionnaire of the Retrospective Assessment of Parents Attitudes (KPRRoc, author Plopa) and The Questionnaire of The Syndrome of Aggression (IPSA, author Gaś) were used. Patients assessed mothers as more demanding, inconsistent and giving less autonomy in comparison to fathers. Patients were characterized by less than healthy people control of aggressive behavior. The attitude of acceptance and father’s autonomy was correlated with the reduction of overall aggression factor. Protective attitudes of mother and fathers seem to be associated with auto aggression in the group of patients. The associations of parental attitudes and aggression, illustrate the presence family factors present in the clinical picture of the unipolar depression among the patients.