Family Differentiation

2014 ◽  
pp. 2169-2170
Author(s):  
Claudia Manzi
Keyword(s):  
Family Differentiation

The Dimensionality of Family Differentiation and the Prediction of Adolescent Internalized Distress

2003 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elan A. Cohen ◽  
Michael W. Vasey ◽  
Stephen M. Gavazzi
Keyword(s):  
Family System ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Adolescent Adjustment ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Multiple Perspectives ◽  
Latent Construct ◽  
Distance Regulation ◽  
Predictive Relationship ◽  
Family Differentiation

The construct of family differentiation describes patterns of distance regulation within families. These patterns reflect the relative degree of individuality and intimacy that characterize a family system. Family differentiation levels are linked to a variety of adolescent adjustment variables. Despite being conceptualized theoretically as a bidimensional construct, family differentiation has typically been presented in past research as a unidimensional variable. This study employed the multiple perspectives of mothers, fathers, and adolescents to examine the fit of unidimensional versus bidimensional structure of this family system construct as well as to evaluate its predictive relationship with an adolescent internalized distress latent construct derived from indicators related to anxiety, worry, and depression. Findings supported the bidimensionality of family differentiation and the significant predictive influence of one of the two dimensions (i.e., tolerance for individuality) on the internalized distress of adolescents. These findings and issues related to future research are discussed.

Occupation and Family Differentiation

1967 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Scanzoni
Keyword(s):  
Family Differentiation

The Influence of Parental Marital Commitment on the Identity Formation of Japanese University Students

2011 ◽  
Vol 39 (10) ◽  
pp. 1315-1323
Author(s):  
Hiroshi Utsunomiya
Keyword(s):  
Identity Development ◽  
University Students ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Japanese University ◽  
Marital Commitment ◽  
Influence Process ◽  
Parental Commitment ◽  
Family Differentiation

The objective in the present study was to investigate how parental commitment to marital life affects identity formation of university students. Tolerance for family differentiation was set as a mediating variable. Participants were 271 Japanese university students (mean age = 20.0) who completed a survey. The results of analyses indicated that parental marital commitment influenced identity formation both directly and indirectly through tolerance for family differentiation. In addition, the influence process differed to some degree depending on the gender of the student. The results suggest that it is necessary to consider identity development in adolescence in the context of quality of parental marital commitment.

Intergenerational Solidarity

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Merril Silverstein
Keyword(s):  
Positive Psychology ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Intergenerational Relationships ◽  
Intergenerational Solidarity ◽  
Emotional Closeness ◽  
Family Solidarity ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Future ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Family Differentiation

This chapter reviews the history and evolution of the intergenerational solidarity paradigm, a model for representing and understanding interpersonal relationships between adult generations in the family. Solidarity has resonance with the dualisms found in positive psychology in its representation of both negative and positive polarities in intergenerational relationships, as well as the co-occurrence of cohesion and friction in these relationships. Specifically, the following underlying dualities of solidarity are discussed: (1) latent solidarity and manifest solidarity, (2) emotional closeness in relation to conflict and the concept of ambivalence, and (3) within-family differentiation in solidarity based on favoritism and generational position. Research questions for the future are posed at the conclusion.

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