Carver and Scheier note that "he got on well with his father but had a poor relationship with his mother", resulting in a deep-seated feeling of depression.
يلاحظ كارفر وشيير أنه "كانت له علاقة جيدة مع والده ولكن كانت علاقته سيئة مع والدته"، مما أدى إلى شعور عميق بالاكتئاب.