Self-Discrepancy in Adolescence: Own and Parental Standpoints on the Self

Adolescence ushers in a period of growth in the capacity to represent multiple perspectives on the self. The capacity to represent multiple perspectives may increase the risk of detecting self-discrepancies. Results confirmed that self-discrepancy, independent of actual-self positivity, was predicti...

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Published inMerrill-Palmer Quarterly Vol. 45; no. 4; pp. 624 - 649
Main Authors Moretti, Marlene M., Wiebe, Vaneesa J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Detroit Wayne State University Press 01.10.1999
Subjects
Abnormal psychology
Adolescence
Adolescent Attitudes
Adolescent Development
Adolescent psychology
Adolescents
Aggression
Behavior Problems
Child development
Child psychopathology
Delinquency
Depression (Psychology)
Developmental psychology
Emotional distress
Emotional Problems
Emotions
Error of Measurement
Externalization
Gender differences
Individualized Instruction
Internalization
Interpersonal Competence
Parent and child
Parents
Parents & parenting
Personality
Prediction (Psychology)
Predictor Variables
Psychological aspects
Psychopathology
Regression analysis
RESEARCH REPORTS
Self
Self Concept
Self Esteem
Self regulation
Self-perception in adolescence
Sex Differences
Social psychology
Socialization
Teenagers
Values
Young adults
Canada
New York
United States > US
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ISSN0272-930X
1535-0266

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Summary:Adolescence ushers in a period of growth in the capacity to represent multiple perspectives on the self. The capacity to represent multiple perspectives may increase the risk of detecting self-discrepancies. Results confirmed that self-discrepancy, independent of actual-self positivity, was predictive of internalizing and externalizing problems. For adolescent girls, discrepancy with parental standards predicted functioning, regardless of whether these standards were adopted as their own (identified parental standards) or not (introjected parental standards). Discrepancy with self-standards that were independent from parents also predicted externalizing problems in girls. For adolescent boys, discrepancy with independent standards, but not parental standards, predicted internalizing problems. Results suggest that the relevance of own versus parental standards for self-regulation is gender specific.
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ISSN:0272-930X
1535-0266