How do families influence identity?

What will be an ideal response?


Parents are influential figures in an adolescent's search for identity. Parenting style, in particular, has an impact on identity development. Research has shown that a democratic parenting style, which encourages the adolescent to participate in family decision making, fosters identity achievement. In contrast, autocratic parents, who insist on control and do not allow their adolescents to express their opinions, tend to promote identity foreclosure. Permissive parents, who provide little guidance and allow adolescents to make their own decisions, foster identity diffusion. Besides the type of parenting that adolescents receive, the quality of the communication between mothers and adolescents is linked to identity development. Families that maintain an atmosphere of both individuality and connectedness enhance identity formation. Outside the immediate family, persistent conflicts with friends is related to less-positive identity development.

Psychology

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