A Systematic Look at the Self: The Relationship Between Family Organization, Interpersonal Attachment, and Identity
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-1-1998
Department
Psychology
Abstract
This investigation was designed to answer the research question: Does a relationship exist between (a) family role behavior as measured by the Children's Role Inventory and (b) family functioning as measured by the Family Functioning Scale (FFS), interpersonal attachment characteristics as measured by the Bell Object Relations Inventory (BORI), and gender? One hundred fourteen undergraduate students at a Southern university completed the above instruments. One canonical root was found to be significant; its canonical correlation was .81, p < .0001. All four family-role factors of the CRI, all four interpersonal attachment variables of the BORI, and three interpersonal attachment variables of the FFS were highly correlated with the canonical variable. A MANOVA for CRI subscales scores revealed no gender differences.
Publication Title
Journal of Social Behavior and Personality
Volume
13
Issue
3
First Page
465
Last Page
478
Recommended Citation
Deason, D. M.,
Randolph, D. L.
(1998). A Systematic Look at the Self: The Relationship Between Family Organization, Interpersonal Attachment, and Identity. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 13(3), 465-478.
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