Relationship between family functioning, differentiation of self and anxiety in Spanish young adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

In the present study, the relationship between family functioning, differentiation of self and trait anxiety was examined. In addition, differences in trait anxiety and differentiation of self according to sex were studied. It was also checked whether family functioning predicted the achieved degree of differentiation of self, and whether family functioning and differentiation of self predicted the level of trait anxiety. Finally, it was analyzed whether the level of differentiation of self mediated the relationship between family functioning and trait anxiety.

Methods

The study involved 185 Spanish participants, aged between 18 and 56 years and the scales used were the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale-20Esp (FACES-20Esp), the Differentiation of S

SUBMITTER: Dolz-Del-Castellar B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7928452 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature