Late adolescents' identity formation: individuation from the family of origin

This study explored the relationships between late adolescents' self-reported ego identity and individuation from their family of origin. Individuation was defined as adolescents' subjective perceptions of how psychologically enmeshed they were in the transactional processes of fusion and...

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Published in:Adolescence 1986-12, Vol.21 (84), p.785-796
Main Authors: ANDERSON, S. A, FLEMING, W. M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Biological and medical sciences
Developmental psychology
Ego
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Indexing in process
Individuation
Male
Parent-Child Relations
Personal relationships
Personality Development
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Scapegoating
Self Concept
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Summary:This study explored the relationships between late adolescents' self-reported ego identity and individuation from their family of origin. Individuation was defined as adolescents' subjective perceptions of how psychologically enmeshed they were in the transactional processes of fusion and triangulation within their family of origin. The results indicated a significant relationship between adolescents' perceived involvement in their family's patterns of fusion and triangulation and the total score, and three of the five subscale scores, from the identity measure. The implications of the findings and directions for future research are discussed.
ISSN:0001-8449