Rapporto con la famiglia e sviluppo del concetto di sé in adolescenza

The aim of this study was to investigate associations between paternal and maternal relations and self-concept clarity in adolescence. Participants were 2113 adolescents (979 boys and 1134 girls), with ages ranging between 11 and 18 years (1023 were junior high school students and 1090 were secondary high school students). Participants completed a self-report questionnaire. Findings indicated that quality of paternal and maternal relationships worsened during adolescence. Parental relationships (in particular the dimensions of trust and alienation) was found to be associated to self-concept clarity, and during adolescence boys formed a self-concept clearer than that of their feminine counterparts. Finally, during high secondary school for females became central the maternal relationship while for males the paternal one.