University of Central Florida.
J Clin Psychol. 2013 Dec;69(12):1299-304. doi: 10.1002/jclp.22004. Epub 2013 Jun 24.
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships of identity development and identity distress to psychological adjustment within adolescents affected by psychological problems.
Participants included 88 adolescents (43.2% female) ranging from 11 to 20 years of age who were receiving services from a community mental health center.
A high proportion of the participants (22.7%) met the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fourth Edition Text Revision criteria for Identity Problem. Regression analyses found psychopathology symptom score was associated with identity distress, identity exploration, and identity commitment, while identity distress was only related to psychopathology symptom score and not the other two identity variables.
Adolescents with a clinical diagnosis may report significant levels of identity distress. Given that the relationship between psychopathology and identity distress may be reciprocal, assessing for identity issues might be prudent when conducting clinical diagnostic interviews and useful in treatment planning.
本研究旨在探讨心理问题青少年的身份发展和身份困扰与心理适应的关系。
参与者包括 88 名 11 至 20 岁的青少年，他们正在社区心理健康中心接受服务。
相当一部分参与者（22.7%）符合《精神障碍诊断与统计手册》第四版修订文本的身份问题诊断标准。回归分析发现，精神病理学症状得分与身份困扰、身份探索和身份承诺有关，而身份困扰仅与精神病理学症状得分有关，与其他两个身份变量无关。
有临床诊断的青少年可能会报告严重的身份困扰。鉴于精神病理学和身份困扰之间的关系可能是相互的，在进行临床诊断访谈时评估身份问题可能是谨慎的，并且在治疗计划中可能是有用的。
