Hutchings Psychiatric Center, Syracuse, New York.
J Youth Adolesc. 1979 Mar;8(1):37-50. doi: 10.1007/BF02139138.
This study examined sex differences in the processes of identity and intimacy development among college youth. Fifty males, and 50 females were given measures of identity status, intimacy status, and self-esteem. Males were found to focus on intrapersonal aspects of identity status, intimacy status, and self-esteem. Males were found to focus on intrapersonal aspects of identity, females on interpersonal aspects. The pursuit of various identity development pathways affected self-esteem differentially for the two sexes. More females than males were found to be intimate and the achievement of intimacy seemed more closely related to identity in males than in females. The findins were interpreted in the context of Eriksonian theory, which seemed more adequate in explaining male than female development.
本研究考察了大学生身份认同和亲密关系发展过程中的性别差异。50 名男性和 50 名女性接受了身份认同状态、亲密关系状态和自尊的测量。研究发现，男性关注身份认同、亲密关系状态和自尊的内在方面，而女性则关注人际关系方面。对不同身份认同发展途径的追求对两性的自尊产生了不同的影响。研究发现，女性比男性更容易变得亲密，并且在男性中，亲密关系的实现似乎与身份认同的关系更为密切，而在女性中则不然。这些发现是在埃里克森理论的背景下解释的，该理论似乎更能解释男性的发展，而不是女性的发展。
