Articles
The Relationship between Family Functioning and Ego Identity Status
―Concerning Independence in the Adolescence―
1989 Volume 3 Issue 2 Pages 85-95
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1989 Volume 3 Issue 2 Pages 85-95
For the adolescents, to overcome crisis and achieve ego identity is same as to become independent from their family. The purposes of this study were (1) to find method to measure family functioning, and (2) to investigate the relation between family functioning and ego identity status.
Self-report Measures of Family functioning (SMFF) and Extended version of Objective Measure of Ego Identity Status (E-EIS) were administered to 151 male and 156 female university students.
The major findings were as follows; (1) SMFF which has 15 subscales was factor-analyzed, and three factors; cohesion, social activity and binding were found. (2) There was significant relation between family functioning and ego identity status (Achievement, Moratorium, Foreclosure, Diffusion). Achievement and Foreclosure which show one’s commitment to the external world are correlated positive family functioning, however, Foreclosure group looks at their family more ideally than Achievement group. Moratorium and Diffusion which show low commitment to the external world are correlated with negative family functioning, and there was significant relation between Moratorium and authoritarian family style, and Diffusion and laissez-faire family style.
