Perceived parenting and separation-individuation in Belgian college students: Associations with emotional adjustment

Marie Delhaye, Chantal Kempenaers, Paul Linkowski, Rob Stroobants and Luc Goossens

ULB Institutional Repository from ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles

Abstract: The present study examined associations among perceived parenting, separation-individuation, and emotional adjustment in a convenience sample of college students in Belgium (N= 350; 68% female; aged 18 to 26). In line with a conceptual model advanced in the literature, factor analysis supported the distinction between three dimensions of separation-individuation: overdependence and healthy separation (both of which had already been described in earlier research) and a new dimension, labeled excessive autonomy. Path analysis findings were consistent with a mediational model in which lower quality of perceived parenting predicted more excessive autonomy, which in turn predicted poorer emotional adjustment. In addition, healthy separation predicted superior emotional adjustment, whereas overdependence was not associated with this particular type of adjustment. Implications for current understanding of the process of separation-individuation in college students and of excessive autonomy, in particular, are discussed. Copyright © 2012 Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

Keywords: Belgium; college students; emotional adjustment; path model; perceived parenting; separation-individuation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012-07
Note: SCOPUS: ar.j
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Published in: The Journal of psychology (2012) v.146 n° 4,p.353-370

There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it.

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ulb:ulbeco:2013/169402

Ordering information: This working paper can be ordered from
http://hdl.handle.ne ... lb.ac.be:2013/169402

Access Statistics for this paper

More papers in ULB Institutional Repository from ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles Contact information at EDIRC.
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Benoit Pauwels ().