Relations Between Identity in Young Adulthood and Intimacy at Midlife

Autor: Stephen Kahn, Gary Zimmerman, Jacob W. Getzels, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Applications of Flow in Human Development and Education ISBN: 9789401790932
Popis: This study examines the relation between the development of ego identity by young adulthood and the establishment and maintenance of stable and enduring intimate interpersonal relationships by midlife. This relation was investigated further in order to discover how it might differ between men and women. The Identity Scale was first cross-validated with other personality measures before being related to subsequent intimacy patterns. The achievement of ego identity was found to be important for the establishment (for men) and stability (for women) of marital relationships. Additional sex differences in happiness and spheres of life satisfaction were also explored. These differences suggest differing developmental courses for young men and women as they establish themselves in the adult world.
Databáze: OpenAIRE