Identity development, family relations, and symptomatology in adolescents from seven countries

Inge Seiffge-Krenke, Elias Besevegis, Cecilia Chau Pérez-Aranibar, Figen Coc, Lyda Lannegard Willems, Katharzyna Lubiewska, Iffat Rohail

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This study analyzed identity development and parental rearing in adolescents from seven countries. In a sample of 2,259 adolescents (M = 15 years; 54 % female) from France, Germany, Turkey, Greece, Peru, Pakistan, and Poland, maternal parenting (support, psychological control, anxious rearing), identity development (exploration, commitment and ruminative exploration) and psychopathology was assessed. Adolescents from central Europe (France and Germany) were characterized by quite low scores in most identity dimensions, compared to adolescents from all other countries. Particular high were scores in exploration and commitment among adolescents from Turkey, Greece, Peru and Pakistan. In some countries, adolescents described the family relations as characterized by high levels of anxious rearing and psychological control, which was, however, not associated with elevated levels of total symptomatology. The findings show that what is adaptive in one cultural context is depending on cultural norms and family traditions. This information is helpful in designing interventions.
Idioma originalEspañol
Páginas (desde-hasta)639-656
Número de páginas18
PublicaciónPraxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie
Volumen67
EstadoPublicada - 1 nov. 2018

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