2004 年 17 巻 2 号 p. 1-10
The influence of perceived interparental commitment on self-affirmation in female adolescents was investigated. Participants (n=131) completed a questionnaire composed of interparental commitment, fulfillment and self-esteem. The Children's Perception of Interparental Commitment Scale contains four dimensions: “Whole acceptance of being / Unsubstitution”, “Social pressure / Powerless”, “Idea of permanence / Group orientation”, and “Material dependence / Efficiency. Self-affirmation in female adolescents was negatively affected by mother's “Social pressure / Powerless and “Material dependence / Efficiency”. Father's “Idea of permanence / Group orientation” was predictive of the low self-affirmation in female adolescents. Conversely, mother's “Idea of permanence / Group orientation” was predictive of high self-affirmation in female adolescents. The mother's commitment may play an important role in self-affirmation of female adolescents.