The Mediating Effect of Ego-Identity in the Relation between Psychological Separation from Parents and Romantic Relationship Satisfaction: Actor Effect and Partner Effect
- 주제(키워드) Psychological separation , Ego-identity , Romantic relationship satisfaction , APIM , Actor effect , Partner effect
- 발행기관 고려대학교 대학원
- 지도교수 이상민
- 발행년도 2016
- 학위수여년월 2016. 8
- 학위구분 석사
- 학과 대학원 교육학과
- 원문페이지 91 p
- 실제URI http://www.dcollection.net/handler/korea/000000068360
- 본문언어 영어
- 제출원본 000045880653
초록/요약
The purpose of the current study was to examine the actor and partner effect of psychological separation from parents on romantic relationship satisfaction and the mediating role of ego-identity in the relation between psychological separation and relationship satisfaction of oneself and partner focusing on young adulthood couples who are unmarried. To identify these effects simultaneously, Actor-Partner Interdependence Model (APIM) using structural equation modeling was applied on a sample of 128 college and graduate student couples from South Korea. As a result, psychological separation related to both father and mother, ego-identity, and romantic relationship satisfaction were all positively correlated in case of male students, whereas, there were no significant correlation between female students’ psychological separation and relationship satisfaction. Then, all actor effects of psychological separation from parents and romantic relationship satisfaction with the mediating role of ego-identity were identified. Except for separation level from father in case of male which was reported as partial mediation, there were full mediating effects of ego-identity in the relationship between psychological separation from parents and romantic relationship satisfaction. Furthermore, a male student’s psychological separation from mother had a positive partner effect on a female student’s romantic relationship satisfaction through mediation of ego-identity. However, neither psychological separation nor ego-identity of female students had partner effect on their counterparts, male students. All identified indirect effects of ego-identity were proved to be significant by the results of bootstrapping methods. Those results of this study suggests the role of ego-identity is important for psychological separation from parents to affect couple’s relationship satisfaction. Also, in order to hold their love relationship happily, they need to be independent with their parents and also establish the status of ego-identity well through enduring enough exploration. Lastly, counselors can apply these results when they meet clients who have difficulty in the romantic relationships by focusing on parent-child relationships and ego-identity.
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I. INTRODUCTION
Need for Study
Purpose of Study
II. THEORETICL BACKGROUND
Psychological Separation from Parents
Definition of Psychological Separation from Parents
Comparison with Attachment
Romantic Relationship Satisfaction
Definition of Romantic Relationship Satisfaction
Psychological Separation and Romantic Relationship Satisfaction
Ego-identity
Definition of Ego-identity
Psychological Separation from Parents and Ego-identity
Ego-identity and Romantic Relationship Satisfaction
Actor-Partner Interdependence Model
III. METHOD
Participants
Measures
Data Analysis
IV. RESULTS
Descriptive Statistics and Gender Differences
Correlation Analysis
Verification of Structural Model
Model 1 for Psychological Separation from Father
Model 2 for Psychological Separation from Mother
Indirect Effect Verification of Ego-identity
V. DISCUSSION
Limitations
Implications
References
Korean Abstract
Appendices
Appendix 1. Psychological separation from parents
Appendix 2. Ego-identity
Appendix 3. Romantic Relationship Satisfaction
