ERIC Number: EJ989154
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Oct
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-0140-1971
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The Relationships among Caregiver and Adolescent Identity Status, Identity Distress and Psychological Adjustment
Wiley, Rachel E.; Berman, Steven L.
Journal of Adolescence, v35 n5 p1203-1213 Oct 2012
The present study addresses the relationships of caregiver identity status on their adolescent children's identity distress and psychological symptom severity among a sample of adolescents (age 12-19) in treatment at a community mental health center (N = 60 caregiver-child dyads). A significant proportion of caregivers (10%) and their adolescent children (21.7%) met DSM-IV criteria for Identity Problem. Caregiver identity commitment, significantly predicted adolescent identity distress over and above the adolescents' identity variables, while caregiver identity exploration significantly predicted adolescent psychological symptom severity. These findings and implications are discussed in further detail. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Caregiver Child Relationship, Severity (of Disability), Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Correlation, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Mental Health Programs, Self Concept, Emotional Disturbances, Prediction, Emotional Adjustment
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Language: English
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