Types of Individuation in Relation to Parents: Predictors and Outcomes

Autor/inn/en	Kruse, Joachim; Walper, Sabine
Titel	Types of Individuation in Relation to Parents: Predictors and Outcomes
Quelle	In: International Journal of Behavioral Development, 32 (2008) 5, S.390-400 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0165-0254
DOI	10.1177/0165025408093657
Schlagwörter	Mothers; Conflict; Adolescents; Family Structure; Foreign Countries; Developmental Tasks; Fathers; Child Development; Parent Child Relationship; Multivariate Analysis; Adjustment (to Environment); Longitudinal Studies; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Konflikt; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Ausland; Entwicklungsaufgabe; Kindesentwicklung; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Multivariate Analyse; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Deutschland
Abstract	Individuation in relation to father and mother is one of the key developmental tasks of adolescence, and has been conceptualized as gaining autonomy while maintaining relatedness to parents. Research on high-conflict, divorced and step-families suggests that specific stressors in these family types may compromise successful individuation by undermining relatedness, triggering insecurities or leading to early independence. This study takes a typological approach (1) seeking to identify distinct patterns of adolescents' relationships to mother and residential father figure (biological or stepfather), (2) testing the effects of family structure and dynamics, and (3) investigating links between type of individuation and adolescents' adjustment. The sample consisted of N = 649 adolescents in Germany aged between 10 and 20 years who lived in nuclear, single-mother or stepfather families. The Munich Individuation Test of Adolescence (MITA) was used to assess individuation. For n = 473 adolescents data on individuation in relation to the biological or stepfather were available. Cluster analyses resulted in three types of individuation regarding mothers and four types regarding fathers. In particular, children from (nuclear) families with high interparental conflict were at risk for an insecure ambivalent relationship. Securely individuated youth showed significantly better adjustment in a variety of outcomes. (Contains 4 figures, 2 tables and 1 footnote.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10