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THE ROLE OF PARENTING AND ATTACHMENT IN IDENTITY STYLE DEVELOPMENT
Title
THE ROLE OF PARENTING AND ATTACHMENT IN IDENTITY STYLE DEVELOPMENT.
Creator
Ratner, Kaylin, Berman, Steven, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
Due to the significant relationships between parenting style, attachment, and identity formation found in previous literature, this study investigated the possibility of attachment playing a mediational role in the relationship between parenting and identity style. A total of 264 students from two high schools participated in this study. Although not mediational, significant relationships between maternal responsiveness, attachment, and the normative identity style were found. An outstanding...
Show moreDue to the significant relationships between parenting style, attachment, and identity formation found in previous literature, this study investigated the possibility of attachment playing a mediational role in the relationship between parenting and identity style. A total of 264 students from two high schools participated in this study. Although not mediational, significant relationships between maternal responsiveness, attachment, and the normative identity style were found. An outstanding and unexpected finding of this study was that the attachment and responsiveness measurements, although thought to be assessing different variables, are now suspected to be looking at constructs that are almost one-in-the-same. Extending to practical applications, the results of this study could be used to aid programs focused on fostering positive youth development by emphasizing parental interaction, warmth, and support.
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Date Issued
2013
Identifier
CFH0004333, ucf:45049
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH0004333
Boundaries: The Relationships among Family Structure, Identity Style, and Psychopathology
Title
Boundaries: The Relationships among Family Structure, Identity Style, and Psychopathology.
Creator
Ratner, Kaylin, Berman, Steven, Levermore Bartolone, Monique, Taub, Gordon, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
Research has long held that family of origin plays a significant, if not critical, role in mental health. The purpose of the present study was to provide theoretical evidence to support the feasibility of a new target for clinical intervention by demonstrating that identity style, the way individuals take in and process identity-relevant information, is a mediating factor between family cohesion and psychopathology. Secondly, this study aimed to provide empirical evidence for identity...
Show moreResearch has long held that family of origin plays a significant, if not critical, role in mental health. The purpose of the present study was to provide theoretical evidence to support the feasibility of a new target for clinical intervention by demonstrating that identity style, the way individuals take in and process identity-relevant information, is a mediating factor between family cohesion and psychopathology. Secondly, this study aimed to provide empirical evidence for identity boundaries, or the cognitive barrier that dictates the assimilation and disposal of identity-relevant information, by linking identity style to one's ability to differentiate the self from others. A total of 496 university students were surveyed using a self-report battery available via an online research database provided by the author's institution. Results suggested that individuals adhering to the informational identity style had the highest degrees of self-other differentiation followed by the normative identity style and, finally, the diffuse-avoidant. Further, the diffuse-avoidant identity style (and by extension, diffuse identity boundaries) significantly and fully mediated the relationship between balanced family cohesion and psychopathology. Given that the diffuse-avoidant identity style is linked to a number of maladaptive decision-making and problem-solving strategies, interventions aimed at changing one's ability to master their environment may have positive implications for the way that they amalgamate their sense of self which may, in turn, lead to improved functioning.
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Date Issued
2015
Identifier
CFE0005870, ucf:50869
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0005870