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Interrelations of Family Differentiation, Attachment, and Parenting with Identity Development in Emerging Adults

Bortz, Patrick Robert
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1592601478258601

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2020, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Human Ecology: Human Development and Family Science.
The present study investigated three major family process constructs—family differentiation, parental attachment, and authoritative parenting—to compare their unique or shared effects on identity development for emerging adults. Despite empirical support for their various impacts on developmental and health outcomes, these family processes have rarely, if ever, been investigated simultaneously. The present study builds on the foundation laid by previous works suggesting significant conceptual overlaps between theoretical constructs across often isolated bodies of literature in family science. Data was collected from a sample of 239 emerging adults who completed an online survey that included measures of differentiation, attachment, and authoritativeness, with separate scales for parental of figures. Identity integration and demographic variables were also measured. The full-scale measures of the three family process variables correlated strongly with coefficients of .76, .82, and .87, suggesting a high likelihood of a common variable being measured. SEM data analyses supported that the three family process variables fit best when modeled onto a single latent factor. Consistent patterns across comparative analyses of variance reflected a shared bi-dimensionality of the variables measured. When examined as continuous variables or along bidimensional classifications, the compelling family processes of high family differentiation, secure attachment, and authoritative parenting are conceptualizations of a practically identical set interactional patterns. Family processes across literatures should be further explored together to better understand the unique insights and the shared, corroborative findings between them.
Stephen Gavazzi, PhD. (Advisor)
Kelly Purtell, PhD. (Committee Co-Chair)
Suzanne Bartle-Haring, PhD. (Committee Member)
Lower-Hoppe Leeann, PhD. (Other)
193 p.
Behavioral Sciences; Cognitive Psychology; Counseling Education; Counseling Psychology; Families and Family Life; Mental Health; Personal Relationships; Psychology
family differentiation; parental attachment; authoritative parenting; identity development; emerging adulthood; family systems; family processes; secure family base; internal working model; authoritativeness; parenting style; identity integration

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  • Bortz, P. R. (2020). Interrelations of Family Differentiation, Attachment, and Parenting with Identity Development in Emerging Adults [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1592601478258601

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Bortz, Patrick. Interrelations of Family Differentiation, Attachment, and Parenting with Identity Development in Emerging Adults. 2020. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1592601478258601.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Bortz, Patrick. "Interrelations of Family Differentiation, Attachment, and Parenting with Identity Development in Emerging Adults." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1592601478258601

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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