Differentiation of self, religious coping, and subjective well-being

Frederick, Thomas V.; Purrington, Susan; Dunbar, Scott

doi:10.1080/13674676.2016.1216530

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“…According to this theory, individuals with high differentiation of self, have the ability to maintain the I-positon, the capacity to stand up for oneself and independently express one's will despite being pressured to do otherwise, while individuals with low differentiation of self either overreact to negative feelings in interpersonal relationships becoming "fused" with others or tend to be more emotionally cut off, emotionally distancing themselves from others (Doba, Berna, Constant & Nandrino, 2018). Differentiation of self has been found to be positively associated with better mental health (Yao, Yu-Hong, Liu, Zhao, 2011;Sandage & Jankowski, 2010;Frederick, 2016;Ross, 2014). Although adult studies have not documented any significant differences between men and women in their levels of differentiation, a greater tendency for women to develop togetherness and men to develop cutoff has been reported (Peleg & Yitzhak, 2011;Skowron, 2000).…”

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Differentiation of Self and Hope Mediated by Resilience: Gender Differences

Sadeghi¹,

Barahmand²,

Roshannia³

2019

CJFY

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The intent of the present study was to examine the associations among differentiation of self, resilience and hope. Extending Bowen’s family systems theory to adolescents in a middle eastern culture, we anticipated age and gender-based differences in the level of the constructs as well as in the associations among them. Employing a multistage cluster sampling procedure, a sample of 300 adolescents (132 girls and 168 boys) ranging in age from 14 to 19 years old (M = 16.36 years; SD = 1.24) were recruited from junior and senior high schools in Khoramabad. Data were collected through self-report measures, Differentiation of Self Inventory, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale and Snyder Hope Scale, and analyzed via descriptive statistics, correlations and bootstrap analyses. Higher scores of differentiation were related to greater resilience and hope. Scores on I-position, emotional cutoff and fusion with others were also associated with resilience and hope. Age and gender differences emerged in certain components of differentiation. However, a moderated mediation analysis revealed no moderating effects of age and gender in the association between differentiation and resilience. Separate gender based bootstrapping results for mediation highlighted the specific indirect paths that resilience has in the relationship between I-position and hope in adolescent boys and between emotional closeness (low emotional cutoff) and hope in adolescent girls. Findings are discussed with regard to the cross-cultural validity of Bowen family systems theory.

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Differentiation of Self and Hope Mediated by Resilience: Gender Differences

Sadeghi¹,

Barahmand²,

Roshannia³

2019

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“…During the past several decades, many researchers in the positive psychology field have focused on subjective wellbeing (SWB; e.g., Frederick, Purrington, & Dunbar, 2016;Newman, Tay, & Diener, 2014;Ozcakir, Dogan, Cakir, Bayram, & Bilgel, 2014). SWB refers to people's evaluations of their lives according to the dimensions of life satisfaction, positive affect, and negative affect (Diener, 1994).…”

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Mediating Role of Self-Concordance on the Relationship Between Internet Altruistic Behaviour and Subjective Wellbeing

Zheng

Xie

Ding

2018

Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology

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T he aim of the present study was to examine the mediating effect of self-concordance on the relationship between internet altruistic behaviour (IAB) and subjective wellbeing (SWB). A total of 356 Chinese university students (159 males and 197 females) participated, using the questionnaires in the Internet Altruistic Behavior Scale (IABS), the Self-Concordance Scale (SCS) and the General Well-Being Schedule (GWBS). Correlation results indicated that IAB was positively correlated with self-concordance and SWB. The hierarchical regression analyses indicated that both IAB and self-concordance positively affect SWB. Moreover, IAB affected SWB indirectly via self-concordance, which confirmed selfconcordance partially mediated the relationship between IAB and SWB. These findings extend the previous research on the association between altruism and SWB.

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“…The 54-item version was used. The PWBS consists of 6 scales (each having 9 items): (1) Autonomy (A); (2) Environmental mastery (EM); (3) Personal growth (PG); (4) Positive relations (PR); (5) Purpose in life (PL); (6) Self-acceptance (SA). All items are scored on a 6-point scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to 6 (strongly agree).…”

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“…There is strong evidence that more favorable interactions with a spouse/partner usually predict better health as well as psychological well-being outcomes of an adult [1][2][3]. Additionally, the newest data suggest that broader family interactional context accounts for the significant changes in a person's physical health and morbidity as well as in psychosocial functioning (e.g., [4][5][6][7][8][9]). Thus, the body of research provides clear evidence that supports the necessity to understand physical health and psychological well-being from a systemic perspective.…”

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The Significance of Family-of-Origin Dynamics for Adults’ Health and Psychological Wellbeing: The Perspective of Bowen Family System Theory

Čepukienė¹

2022

Interpersonal Relationships

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Bowen family system theory describes family interactional processes that are carried across the generations and determine an individual’s level of autonomy and emotional reactivity as well as the global functioning of the family. According to the theory, any personal, health-related, or relational issues can be explained as a result of diffused anxiety produced by destructive interactional patterns among family members. Although many studies are revealing the relationship between early family life experiences and functioning in adulthood, there is still a lack of studies exploring the complex mediational models based on Bowen theory that would reveal associations between different family-of-origin variables and adults’ health as well as psychological well-being. The chapter defines the main assumptions of Bowen theory as well as summarizes the main results of three studies demonstrating how family and personal factors defined by Bowen theory, such as family emotional system, triangulation, differentiation of self, relate to adults’ health and psychological well-being.

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Differentiation of self, religious coping, and subjective well-being

Cited by 17 publications

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Differentiation of Self and Hope Mediated by Resilience: Gender Differences

Differentiation of Self and Hope Mediated by Resilience: Gender Differences

Mediating Role of Self-Concordance on the Relationship Between Internet Altruistic Behaviour and Subjective Wellbeing

The Significance of Family-of-Origin Dynamics for Adults’ Health and Psychological Wellbeing: The Perspective of Bowen Family System Theory

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