Olver Rose R, Aries Elizabeth, Batgos Joanna
a Department of Psychology , Amherst College , USA.
J Genet Psychol. 1989 Sep;150(3):311-322. doi: 10.1080/00221325.1989.9914600.
We examined the effect of sex and birth order on the experience of a separate sense of self and its connection to mothers' differential involvement with sons and daughters. Results from two samples of college-age students are reported. Men showed a more separate sense of self than women, and mothers were reported to be more highly involved with and intrusive in the lives of their daughters than their sons. Results for birth order were consistent though not always statistically significant: First-born women had the least separate sense of self and reported the greatest degree of maternal involvement and intrusiveness. Implications of these findings for developmental theory and criteria of Psychological well-being are discussed.
我们研究了性别和出生顺序对自我独立感体验的影响，以及它与母亲对儿子和女儿不同程度参与之间的联系。报告了来自两个大学生样本的结果。男性比女性表现出更强的自我独立感，而且据报告母亲对女儿生活的参与度和干涉程度高于儿子。出生顺序的结果是一致的，尽管并不总是具有统计学意义：头胎出生的女性自我独立感最低，且报告的母亲参与度和干涉程度最高。讨论了这些发现对发展理论和心理健康标准的启示。
