Volume 13, Issue 3 (Shenakht Journal of Psychology and Psychiatry 2026)
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Ghasemi Monsef S, Azmoodeh M, Mesrabadi J, Alivandi Vafa M. Parental Bonding and Attentional Bias to Attachment-Related Images: The Mediating Role of Emotional Neglect and Emotional Abuse. Shenakht Journal of Psychology and Psychiatry 2026; 13 (3) : 6
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1- Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Psychology, Ta.C., Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
2- Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Ta.C., Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran ,mas_azemoudeh@iaut.ac.ir
3- Shahid Madani University & Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran
4- Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Ta.C., Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
2- Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Ta.C., Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran ,
3- Shahid Madani University & Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran
4- Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Ta.C., Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
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Background and Aim: The quality of parental bonding is associated with the organization of emotional information processing. Emotional maltreatment may undermine emotional security and influence the association between parental bonding and attentional bias toward attachment-related stimuli. This study aimed to examine the relationship between parental bonding and attentional bias to attachment-related images, with an emphasis on the mediating role of emotional neglect and emotional abuse.
Materials and Methods: This descriptive–correlational study included 228 university students (174 women) from universities in Tehran, recruited via convenience sampling during the 2022–2023 academic year. Participants completed the Life Experiences Scale, the Parental Bonding Questionnaire, and a visual search task. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficients and path analysis in SPSS software (version 28) and AMOS software (version 24).
Results: The total effects of maternal care (p < .01), paternal overcontrol (p < .01), and paternal care (p < .05) on attentional bias were significant, whereas maternal overcontrol was not. Direct effects were significant for maternal care, paternal overcontrol, and paternal care, but not for maternal overcontrol. Among indirect pathways, only maternal care showed a significant effect through emotional neglect and abuse (p < .01). The proposed model explained 24% of the variance in attentional bias.
Conclusion: The findings indicate that maternal care plays a central role in attentional processing both directly and indirectly through emotional neglect and abuse. Accordingly, maternal care promotes adaptive attentional patterns by enhancing emotional security, whereas emotional neglect and abuse impair the processing of attachment-related information.
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Received: 2025/11/30 | Accepted: 2025/12/2 | Published: 2026/10/19
Received: 2025/11/30 | Accepted: 2025/12/2 | Published: 2026/10/19
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