Vol. 8, No 4: 158–167.

Psychology and Education Sciences

 2023

Scientific article

UDK 159.9
pdf-version

Ekaterina D. Belinskaya
bachelor's degree, Petrozavodsk State University
(Petrozavodsk, Russia),
katrinka.ru.2016@gmail.com

Separation from Parents: Key Features and Impact on Students' Psychological Well-Being

Scientific adviser:
Ekaterina A. Safronova
Reviewer:
Olga Judina
Paper submitted on: 11/01/2023;
Accepted on: 11/28/2023;
Published online on: 12/01/2023.
 Abstract. The concept of separation is a complex and challenging topic in the field of psychology and psychotherapy. This article shares the findings of a study conducted to examine the characteristics of separation from parents and its impact on the psychological well-being of students. The research utilized two questionnaires, namely J.A. Hoffman's Psychological Separation Inventory and C.D. Ryff's Scales of Psychological Well-Being, and involved 27 students. From the gathered data, it was discovered that greater separation from father was associated with a lower level of psychological well-being.
Keywords: psychological separation, separation processes, psychological well-being, conflictual separation, emotional separation, attitudinal separation, functional separation

For citation: Belinskaya, E. D. Separation from Parents: Key Features and Impact on Students' Psychological Well-Being. StudArctic forum. 2023, 8 (4): 158–167.

References

Dityuk A.A. Psychological content of the concept of "separation": history of study and related concepts. Modern Problems of Family Psychology: Phenomena, Methods, Concepts, 2013, No. 7, pp. 49-59. (In Russ.)

Litvinova A.V. Psychological separation from parents as a condition for the development of students' goal-setting. Psychological-Educational Studies, 2020, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 59-71. DOI:10.17759/psyedu.20105. (In Russ.)

Malenova A.Yu., Potapova Yu.V. Emotional well-being of students and their parents in a separation situation. Clinical Psychology and Special Education, 2018, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 83-96. DOI:10.17759/psyclin.2018070206. (In Russ.)

Melnik Yu.I., Kolesnikov V.N. Psychological well-being of individuals. Petrozavodsk, Petrozavodks State University, 2018, 125 p. (In Russ.)

Ozhegov S.I., Shvedova N.Yu. Explanatory dictionary of the Russian language: 80,000 words and phraseological expressions. Moscow, Azbukovnik, 1997, 944 p. (In Russ.)

Dzukaeva V.  Family characteristics of psychological separation from parents during late adolescence. Procedia – Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2014, Vol. 146 (25), pp. 346–352.

Haghbin M. Attachment styles and psychological separation in telation to procrastination: A psychodynamic perspective on the breakdown in volitional action: Thesis submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts. Ottawa, 2006, 123 p.

Hoffman J.A. Psychological separation of late adolescents from the parents. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1984, Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 170–178.

Displays: 757; Downloads: 79;