Cohesion and Enmeshment Revisited
Differentiation, Identity, and Well‐Being in Two European Cultures
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7857366 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Claudia Manzi (0000-0002-0742-731X, University of Milan, corresponding author), Vivian L Vignoles (0000-0002-7628-6776, University of Sussex), Camillo Regalia (0000-0001-6888-0719, University of Milan), Eugenia Scabini (University of Milan) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 673-689 |
| Publication date | 2006-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Marriage and the Family (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-2445 • E-ISSN: 1741-3737 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2006.00282.x |
| OpenAlex | W2095570615 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 67 |
| References cited | 47 |
We examined the nature and implications of family differentiation among adolescents facing a life transition in 2 European countries with differing family cultures. One hundred and twenty‐four Italian and 109 U.K. adolescents completed measures of family differentiation (cohesion and enmeshment), identity threat (perception of threat to the self associated with finishing school), life satisfaction, depressive symptoms, and anxiety. Confirmatory factor analyses showed that cohesion and enmeshment were distinguishable in both countries, orthogonal in the U.K. but positively correlated in Italy. Family cohesion was associated with better psychological well‐being in both countries; enmeshment was associated with poorer psychological well‐being in the U.K. but not in Italy. Structural equation models showed that effects on well‐being were fully mediated by identity threat in both cultures
Anxiety · Cohesion (chemistry · Confirmatory factor analysis · Developmental psychology · Life satisfaction · Perception · Structural equation modeling · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 67 |
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| Citations per year | 3,35 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2026 (21) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 67 |