Department of Psychology, H. P. University, Summer-Hill, 171 005, Shimla, H. P., India.
J Youth Adolesc. 1992 Dec;21(6):687-97. doi: 10.1007/BF01538739.
Recent theory views adolescent behavior as nested in an ongoing system of family relationships. In keeping with this focus, differences in family functioning of high vs. low identity achievement youth were examined and variables to account for differing identity levels were explored. However, the hypothesized relationship (Circumplex Model) between family type and communication was also examined. Subjects were 411 male students, 18-24 years of age, belonging to intact nuclear middle-class homes, who resided with parents in urban areas. Measures used were the Identity Achievement Scale, Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale, and the Parent-Adolescent Communication Scale. Results supported an association between balanced family type and effective communication (p≤.001). Significant differences in the family types were found (p≤.001), with high identity subjects belonging to balanced families, experiencing more openness (p≤.01) and less problems (p≤.01) in communicating with parents. Openness with father, mother, and problems with father emerged as significant discriminants. There are important implications for counselling and therapy with youth, placing family at the center of the psychosocial milieu influencing their development.
最近的理论将青少年行为视为嵌套在持续的家庭关系系统中。为了关注这一点，研究了高身份认同和低身份认同青少年的家庭功能差异，并探讨了可以解释不同身份认同水平的变量。然而，还检验了家庭类型和沟通之间的假设关系（Circumplex 模型）。研究对象为 411 名 18 至 24 岁的男性学生，他们属于完整的核心家庭，居住在城市地区的父母家中。使用的测量工具包括身份认同量表、家庭适应性和凝聚力评估量表以及父母-青少年沟通量表。结果支持平衡的家庭类型与有效沟通之间存在关联（p≤.001）。发现家庭类型存在显著差异（p≤.001），高身份认同的青少年属于平衡家庭，与父母沟通时更开放（p≤.01），问题更少（p≤.01）。与父亲、母亲的开放性以及与父亲的问题成为重要的判别因素。这对与年轻人的咨询和治疗具有重要意义，将家庭置于影响其发展的心理社会环境的中心。
