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A Discussion About Proximity and Mental Independence in Adolescent Mother-Daughter Relationships
Links to mental health
Ayako TakahashiHiroyuki Ikushima
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2017 Volume 94 Pages 39-50

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In the current study, we examine how mother-daughter proximity is associated with the approaching independence of adolescent girls and their mental health. In 159 female college students, we analyzed this using a mother-child coherence standard, mental independence standard for mother-child relationships, and GHQ28. As a result of looking at each factor of mother-daughter proximity and mental independence, we classified the relationships into the close contact type, dependent/conflicted type, independent type, and estranged mother-child relationship type. Itʼs felt that in the independent type, the close proximity of mother and daughter worked positively towards the daughtersʼs psychological independence and mental health, while the distant proximity of the estranged mother-child relationship type was detrimental to the daughterʼs psychological independence and mental health. In addition, it also suggests that the independent and estranged types closely resemble results from Mizumoto and Yamaneʼs 2010 research. It was also shown that close proximity in the close contact type and distant proximity in the dependent/conflicted type were both detrimental to the daughterʼs psychological independence and mental health.

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