Global Perspectives on Parental Acceptance and Rejection

Global Perspectives on Parental Acceptance and Rejection advances an understanding of the profound and lifelong effects that parental love (acceptance) and the absence of love (rejection) have on human development from childhood through to old age. It draws from interpersonal acceptance-rejection theory (IPARTheory), an evidence-based theory of socialization and lifespan development that focuses on the pancultural effects, causes, and other correlates of interpersonal acceptance-rejection throughout the lifespan. Edited by Ronald P. Rohner and Sumbleen Ali, contributions from leading scholars show how few experiences have as wide-ranging, significant, and predictable consequences for human behavior well-being as experiences of parental acceptance and rejection. Key topics of parental acceptance-rejection include long-term effects in childhood; adult intimate relationships; early life stress; parental alienation; child maltreatment; and forgiveness and vengeance. It also discusses the clinical implications and practical applications of IPARTheory. Providing vital information about parenting and human development worldwide, this book is essential for researchers, students, and practitioners in psychology, psychiatry, family sciences, sociology, human development, and the helping professions.

Ronald P. Rohner, PhD, is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences and Director at the Rohner Center for the Study of Interpersonal Acceptance and Rejection, University of Connecticut, USA. Sumbleen Ali, PhD, is a Research Scientist at the Rohner Center, University of Connecticut, USA, and Assistant Professor in the Department of Human Ecology at the State University of New York at Oneonta, USA. Dedication We dedicate this book with gratitude to those 100,000+ children and adults around the world who participated in our studies over the course of six plus decades. We also dedicate the book to the scores of professionals and students who helped bring IPARTheory to its current level of maturity.

Part I. Interpersonal Acceptance-Rejection Theory (IPARTheory) and Complementary Theories 1. Interpersonal Acceptance-Rejection Theory (IPARTheory): From Conception Through Maturity 2. A Systematic Review of IPARTheory's Constructs and Measures 3. Interpersonal Acceptance-Rejection Theory (IPARTheory) and Attachment Theory 4. Interpersonal Acceptance-Rejection Theory (IPARTheory) and Affection Exchange Theory Part II. Long Term Effects of Parental Acceptance-Rejection in Childhood 5. Influence of Parental Acceptance-Rejection on Adult Intimate Relationships 6. As You Sow, So Shall You Reap: Memories of Parental Acceptance-Rejection in Childhood Predict Caregivers' Treatment of Aging Parents 7. Developmental Correlates of Parental Acceptance-Rejection from Childhood to Adulthood in Nine Countries 8. Parental Rejection in Childhood Leads to Interpersonal Rejection Sensitivity in Adulthood 9. Gender Inconsistencies in Parental Acceptance and Rejection 10. Parental Rejection in Childhood Predicts Medical Problems in Adulthood Part III. Clinical Implications and Practical Applications of IPARTheory 11. Clinical Applications of Interpersonal Acceptance-Rejection Theory (IPARTheory) 12. Interpersonal Acceptance-Rejection and Neurobiological Development 13. Understanding the Current Status of Parental Acceptance-Rejection for LGBTQ+ Youth Across the Globe 14. From Normal to Lethal: The Continuum of Parental Denigration to Parental Alienation Appendix A. Glossary of Significant Concepts in Interpersonal Acceptance-Rejection Theory Appendix B. Measuring of Interpersonal Acceptance-Rejection and its Effects