Stiles D A, Gibbons J L, de Silva S S
Department of Education Webster University, St. Louis, MO 63119-3194, USA.
J Genet Psychol. 1996 Jun;157(2):191-203. doi: 10.1080/00221325.1996.9914857.
The self-conceptions of 100 girls (11-17 years old) from Sri Lanka and the United States were studied from the traditional Western perspective of identity development as a process in which adolescents become increasingly independent and autonomous. This perspective is based on male development in Western countries and may not adequately describe the experience of girls of non-Western adolescents, for whom relationships with others may be central to identity formation. The participating girls drew self-portraits and either answered the question "How would you describe yourself to yourself?" or completed the sentence "I am..." 20 times. The results indicate that relationships and independence are important themes for the girls from the United States and from Sri Lanka. Older girls differed from younger girls in that greater maturity was associated with greater interest in interpersonal relationships and future lives.
从传统西方身份发展视角出发，即青少年变得越来越独立和自主的过程，对来自斯里兰卡和美国的100名11至17岁女孩的自我认知进行了研究。这种视角基于西方国家男性的发展情况，可能无法充分描述非西方青少年女孩的经历，对她们而言，与他人的关系可能是身份形成的核心。参与研究的女孩绘制了自画像，并回答“你会如何向自己描述自己？”这个问题，或者完成20次“我是……”的句子填空。结果表明，人际关系和独立性是来自美国和斯里兰卡的女孩们的重要主题。年龄较大的女孩与年龄较小的女孩不同，更大的成熟度与对人际关系和未来生活的更大兴趣相关。
