Problem Solving, Emotional Regulation, Alexithymia in Relation to Parental Bonding: Study of Emerging Adults

Parental bonding is an important predictor that gives a lot of insight into parent-child relationship. It is the intense attachment that develops between parents and their baby. They know that the strong ties between parents and their child provide the baby's first model for intimate relationships and foster a sense of security and positive self-esteem. Several psychological factors associated to parental bonding are problem solving, alexithymia, and emotional regulation when emotional and cognitive development is considered. This research investigates the relationship between problem solving, alexithymia, and emotional regulation in the emerging adults with respect to parental bonding. The sample consisted of 60college going students (both male & female) from Jaipur city. The tool used were-Parental Bonding Instrument (Parker et al., 2003); Toronto Alexithymia Scale (Bagby et al., 1994); Emotional Regulation Questionnaire (Gross et al., 2003); Social Problem Solving Inventory-Revised (D'zurilla et al., 2002). A correlation analysis was done which revealed significant relationship among the variables contributing towards making parental bond an important psychological construct affecting emotional and cognitive development of a child.