Journal article
Examining Differentiation of Self as a Mediator in the Biobehavioral Family Model
Journal of marital and family therapy, Vol.45(1), pp.161-175
01/2019
DOI: 10.1111/jmft.12301
PMID: 29210455
Abstract
The Biobehavioral Family Model (BBFM) is a biopsychosocial model of health. This model proposes that biobehavioral reactivity mediates the association between the family emotional climate and disease activity. To improve the clinical relevance of the BBFM, variables that mediate the association between family emotional climate and biobehavioral reactivity need to be tested. This study examined differentiation of self as a mediator. Using data from the Midlife Development in the United States study (n = 854), results suggested that differentiation of self mediated the association between the family and intimate partner emotional climate and mental health symptoms. These findings suggest that including differentiation of self into the BBFM may help interventions based on the model target factors that could improve health outcomes.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Examining Differentiation of Self as a Mediator in the Biobehavioral Family Model
- Creators
- Jacob B Priest - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of marital and family therapy, Vol.45(1), pp.161-175
- Publisher
- Wiley; United States
- DOI
- 10.1111/jmft.12301
- PMID
- 29210455
- ISSN
- 0194-472X
- eISSN
- 1752-0606
- Grant note
- P01 AG020166 / NIA NIH HHS U19 AG051426 / NIA NIH HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/2019
- Academic Unit
- Psychiatry; Psychological and Quantitative Foundations; University College Courses
- Record Identifier
- 9983993324802771
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