McCurdy S J, Scherman A
Christian Counseling Center, Oklahoma City, USA.
Adolescence. 1996 Summer;31(122):307-19.
This study examined the effects of college students' family structures on the separation-individuation process. Family structure groups investigated were (1) intact; (2) divorced, mother-custody, no remarriage; and (3) divorced, mother-custody, remarried. The components of the separation-individuation process examined were attachment to parents, conflictual independence, internal self-awareness, ego identity, and self-esteem. Results indicated that adolescents from intact families perceived themselves as having more conflictual independence from and more positive emotional relationships with their fathers than did those from divorced or remarried families. The groups did not differ in ego identity or self-awareness. Both attachment and conflictual independence from fathers were related to self-esteem. Conflictual independence from mothers was also related to self-esteem, while attachment to mothers was not. Ego identity was related to self-esteem, but self-awareness was not. The discussion addresses both clinical and future research implications.
本研究考察了大学生家庭结构对分离-个体化过程的影响。所调查的家庭结构组别包括：（1）完整家庭；（2）离异、母亲监护、未再婚家庭；（3）离异、母亲监护、再婚家庭。所考察的分离-个体化过程的组成部分包括对父母的依恋、冲突性独立、内在自我意识、自我认同和自尊。结果表明，与来自离异或再婚家庭的青少年相比，来自完整家庭的青少年认为自己与父亲有更多的冲突性独立以及更积极的情感关系。这些组别在自我认同或自我意识方面没有差异。对父亲的依恋和冲突性独立均与自尊相关。与母亲的冲突性独立也与自尊相关，而对母亲的依恋则不然。自我认同与自尊相关，但自我意识与自尊无关。讨论部分阐述了临床意义和未来研究意义。
