This study compared separation of adult daughters and their mothers during the New Couple Family Life Cycle Stage and Families with Young Children Life Cycle Stage. Family life cycle stage, family of origin, daughter's attitude toward mother, and self-esteem were examined for their predictiveness of mother-daughter separation. The theoretical framework included Family Development Theory, Object Relations Theory, Bowen Theory, and Chodorow's Theory of Gender Identity. / The sample for the New Couple Family Life Cycle Stage included 460 mothers and daughters while the Families with Young Children Family Life Cycle Stage sample included 868 subjects. Mothers and daughters in the two stages responded to a survey containing four instruments and a demographic section. The instruments were the Identity Vis-A-Vis Mother Scale, Family of Origin Scale, Child's Attitude Toward Mother Scale and the Index of Self-Esteem. / The study found no significant differences in relationships for mothers and daughters on the variables of separation, family of origin, child's attitude toward mother, and self-esteem between the New Couple Family Life Cycle Stage and the Families with Young Children Life Cycle Stage. The integration of family life cycle stage, family of origin, child's attitude toward mother, and self-esteem predicted mother-daughter separation. Child's attitude toward mother was the best predictor of mother-daughter separation. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 51-12, Section: A, page: 4288. / Major Professor: Carol Anderson Darling. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1990.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_78342 |
| Contributors | Jennings, Donna Ann., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 233 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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