Abstract
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This study investigated how individual differences in the quality of maternal parenting, (i.e. caregiving) and daughter attachment
security (i.e. care seeking) contribute to depressive symptoms in daughters. The Parenting Role Interview (PRI), was used
to estimate the qual-ity of mothers' parenting in a sample of 25 UK-based mother-adolescent daughter dyads (daughters were
adolescents, with a mean age of 13.6 (± 1.5) years). Levels of depression were assessed in both mothers and daughters using
appropriate versions of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, and daughters also completed the Inventory
of Parent and Peer Attachment. Results showed that daughter-mother attachment security and maternal parenting quality were
both linked to daughter depression levels, however in a regression analysis, only attachment security predicted daughter depressive
symptoms, suggesting that the daughter's internalised bond with her mother hold more significance for psychological health
outcomes.
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