They love me, they love me not: a worldwide study of the effects of parental acceptance and rejection.

HRAF Press New Haven, Ct Published In Pages: 300
By Rohner, Ronald P.

Hypothesis

"Dependency may also be related to a rejected child's 'conflict over nurturance' . . . i.e. his conflict over positive desire to give succorance or love . . . and his fear . . . about committing himself emotionally and thus exposing himself to the threat of further rejection" (101)

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
Pearson’s product-moment correlationSupportedp<.05-.33UNKNOWN