Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, University of Seville, Seville, Spain.
Department of Basic Psychological Processes and Their Development, University of the Basque Country, Bilbao, Spain.
Scand J Psychol. 2020 Jun;61(3):380-387. doi: 10.1111/sjop.12614. Epub 2020 Feb 27.
Emerging adults build their personal maturity within the family context; however, few studies focus on the role of emotional autonomy during this stage. The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between emotional autonomy and adjustment during emerging adulthood, bearing in mind the possible moderating role of parental support in this relationship. Data were collected from 1,502 Spanish undergraduate students (903 women) aged between 18 and 29. Participants completed measures of emotional autonomy (EAS, Steinberg & Silverberg, 1986), family social support (MSPSS; Zimet, Dahlem, Zimet & Farley, 1988), psychological well-being (PWBS; Ryff, Lee, Essex & Schmutte, 1995) and psychological distress (DASS-21; Lovibond & Lovibond, 1995). The results indicate that emotional autonomy correlates negatively with family support and psychological well-being and positively with psychological distress. However, only when young people perceive a family context with low social support is gaining emotional distance from their parents associated with an increase in their psychological well-being. Our findings highlight the crucial role that the family environment plays in well-being during young adulthood, and reveal that the effect of emotional distancing from parents on adjustment depends on the quality of the family climate. Future research should seek to gain greater insight into emotional autonomy during emerging adulthood, taking into account cross-cultural diversity.
成年初显期个体在家庭环境中建立个人成熟度；然而，很少有研究关注这一阶段情感自主性的作用。本研究旨在分析成年初显期情感自主性与适应之间的关系，并考虑到父母支持在这种关系中的可能调节作用。研究数据来自 1502 名西班牙本科生（903 名女性），年龄在 18 至 29 岁之间。参与者完成了情感自主性量表（EAS，Steinberg 和 Silverberg，1986）、家庭社会支持量表（MSPSS；Zimet、Dahlem、Zimet 和 Farley，1988）、心理幸福感量表（PWBS；Ryff、Lee、Essex 和 Schmutte，1995）和心理困扰量表（DASS-21；Lovibond 和 Lovibond，1995）的测试。结果表明，情感自主性与家庭支持和心理幸福感呈负相关，与心理困扰呈正相关。然而，只有当年轻人感知到家庭环境中社会支持较低时，与父母情感上的距离才能与心理幸福感的提高相关。我们的研究结果强调了家庭环境在成年初显期幸福感中的关键作用，并揭示了与父母情感上的距离对适应的影响取决于家庭氛围的质量。未来的研究应该寻求更深入地了解成年初显期的情感自主性，同时考虑跨文化的多样性。
