Family patterns correlated with adolescent personality structure.

Abstract

This study measured the relationships between basic elements in personality structure and certain characteristics of family emotional and regulatory patterns. 34 adolescents were interviewed and tested each year from age 10 to 18. Among the findings were the observation that the ego strength occurred in association with a stably consistent and warm family life and that superego strength was chiefly related to the regularity and consistency of family life. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)