Vaillant G E
Am J Psychiatry. 1978 Jun;135(6):653-9. doi: 10.1176/ajp.135.6.653.
The author examines the relationship between quality of object relations and health on the basis of data from a prospective 35-year follow-up of 95 men selected for health. Judges blind to other data made independent ratings of physical health at 52, childhood environment, psychopathology, and maturity of defenses. These ratings were highly correlated with independent ratings of high school social adjustment, adult friendship patterns, marital satisfaction, and outcome of children. The author speculates that the capacity for object relations may be a relatively stable dimension of adult personality--a continous that stretches from mature, generative mental health to schizophrenia.
作者基于对95名健康男性进行的为期35年的前瞻性随访数据，研究了客体关系质量与健康之间的关系。对其他数据不知情的评判者对这些男性52岁时的身体健康状况、童年环境、精神病理学以及防御机制的成熟度进行了独立评分。这些评分与对他们高中时期社交适应情况、成年后的友谊模式、婚姻满意度以及子女成长结果的独立评分高度相关。作者推测，客体关系能力可能是成人人格中一个相对稳定的维度——一个从成熟、有创造力的心理健康延伸至精神分裂症的连续体。
