Identity styles and early environment of development: with emphasis on attachment atyles, self-differentiation, and schema domains

Rahimkhanli, Masoumeh; Alimehdi, Mansour; Fahimi, Samad; Bayrami, Mansour; Mojtabai, Mina

doi:10.22070/13.2.85

Identity styles and early environment of development: with emphasis on attachment atyles, self-differentiation, and schema domains

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10.22070/13.2.85

Abstract

Introductoin: Obtaining identity is one of the major developmental challenges which prepare the teenager for entering the next stage of development. Therefore, it is important to identify the areas in which teenager Obtain identity or fail to face this challenge. This research was done based on the dimensions of attachment styles, schema domain, and self-differentiation to predict the identity styles.
Method: For this purpose 300 high school boy students who were in third grade selected from high schools of Robat Karim city in 2012 by multi stage random cluster sampling. They were tested by identity styles inventory (ISI), Skowron differentiation of self-inventory (DSI), schema questionnaire and a short form of Young (YSQ-SF), Hazan and Shaver attachment scale Identity questionnaire. Research data were analyzed by multivariate regression and Pearson correlation test with the help of SPSS-17 software.
Results: The results of current study showed that from predictive variables, the domains of disconnection and rejection, safe attachment, impaired autonomy and performance predict the information identity, and domains of directedness domains and fusion with others predict the normative identity style. Moreover, disconnection and rejection domain, safe attachment style and self I- position are the best predictors of diffuse-avoidant identity style. Finally self I- position and safe attachment style predict the Commitment identity.
Discussion and Conclusion: According to results of the present study about successful gaining of identity there should be a special attention to the early environment of the child. Therefore most of the effects of child and parent relationship transfer into adolescence and adulthood.

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