The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the family system types of circumplex model and ego identity development in adolescence. The subjects of this study were 115 middle school students, 116 high school students, and 12...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between the family system types of circumplex model and ego identity development in adolescence. The subjects of this study were 115 middle school students, 116 high school students, and 120 college students in Seoul. The types of family system were assessed by FACES II and the ego identity of adolescents was assessed by Ego Identity Scale.The major findings of this study were as follows : A significant difference among family system types was found with the adolescents of ?balanced families? reporting higher ego identity than the other three family system types. College students reported the highest ego identity, followed by high school students, and middle school students. Females demonstrated higher ego identity than males.주제어(Key Words): 가족체계유형(family system types), 복합순환모델 (circumplex model), 자아정체감발달(ego identity development)