大学生における恋愛関係の形成と アイデンティティとの関連

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This study aimed to conduct a longitudinal survey of university students who did not have a romantic partner, to test whether, "those with a formed and established identity are more likely to form romantic relationships" or "having a romantic relationship reinforces identity and thus promotes identity formation and establishment." The results of the analysis were compared between those who had a romantic partner by Time 1 and those who did not by Time 2. Those who did not have a romantic partner scored higher in "self-sameness, Continuity" than those who did not. The scores were higher for those who did not have a romantic partner. In addition, an analysis of variance of the two factors by time of the survey and presence/absence of a romantic partner revealed a significant increase from Time 1 to Time 2 for the scores of "self-sameness, Continuity" and "Interpersonal identity" for those who had a romantic partner. Our findings supported the interpretation that "having a romantic relationship reinforces identity and thus promotes identity formation and establishment"; particularly the formation of a romantic relationship was found to enhance "core identity" (Tani, 2008).