Investigating relationship between parent-child relationship and quality of relationship with parents and identity crisis in teenagers mediating role of self-esteem, interpersonal problems and differentiation

Jafari, Reihaneh; Akrami, Nahid; Mehrabi, Hosseinali

doi:10.22055/jacp.2024.46998.1385

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ MA., Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Science and Psychology. University of Isfahan. Isfahan, Iran.

² Assistant professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Science and Psychology. University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.

³ Assistant professor, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Educational Science and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.

https://doi.org/10.22055/jacp.2024.46998.1385

Abstract

Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate relationship between parent-child relationship and quality of relationship with parents with identity crisis in adolescent girls of Isfahan city, taking into account mediating role of interpersonal problems, differentiation and self-esteem. Method: The method was descriptive research of correlational type and statistical population included all teenage female students of Isfahan city, from which 300 people were selected by multi-stage cluster random sampling method. After removing incomplete questionnaires, analysis was done on 254 questionnaires. Data were collected through questionnaires on identity crisis, parent-child relationships, and quality of relationships with parents, self-esteem, interpersonal problems, and differentiation. Descriptive indices and structural equation analysis were used to analyze data. Results: The results showed that quality of relationship with parents and parent-child relationship is directly and indirectly related to identity crisis through self-esteem (p<0/05), but quality of relationship with parents and parent-child relationship has no significant relationship with identity crisis through interpersonal problems and differentiation (p>0/05).Conclusion: Findings of present study showed that in order to prevent identity crisis in teenagers, it is necessary to emphasize importance of improving self-esteem in them, especially through parent training in order to improve quality of relationship with parents and parent-child relationship.

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clinical psychology

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Investigating relationship between parent-child relationship and quality of relationship with parents and identity crisis in teenagers mediating role of self-esteem, interpersonal problems and differentiation

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Volume 10, Issue 3August 2024Pages 65-78

Volume 10, Issue 3
August 2024
Pages 65-78