Four types of individuation

further evidence from two Central-European countries

Maja Zupančič (Author), Ulrike Sirsch (Author), Žan Lep (Author), Tina Kavčič (Author)

Abstract

This study employed the Individuation Test for Emerging Adults-Short (ITEA-S) to identify groups of emerging adults sharing similar individuation profiles (types) in relation to mother and father separately. Two-step clustering procedures of self-report data of Slovenian and Austrian participants suggested four internally replicable types of individuation across parents and countries: dependent, anxious, individuated-related, and individuated-independent. We revealed a moderate cross-parent structural consistency of the types and a fair cross-parent consistency of the participants’ type membership within each country. The structural consistency across countries was moderate for the types in relation to mother, but almost perfect in relation to father. Overall, individuals assigned to the anxious type scored the lowest and those classified as individuated-related scored the highest on emotional and psychological well-being (PWB. The results suggest the robustness of the ITEA-S types across parents in the two countries, and their associations with positive outcomes, supporting the validity of the types.

Keywords

prehod v odraslost;osamosvajanje;subjektivno blagostanje;Test osamosvajanja na prehodu v odraslost - krajša različica TOPO-K;Avstrija;Slovenija;Vprašalnik duševnega zdravja – kratka oblika MHC-SF;emerging adulthood;individuation;subjective well being;Individuation test for emerging adults-short ITEA-S;Austria;Slovenia;Mental health continuum - short form MHC-SF;

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Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2022
Typology:	1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:	UL ZF - University College of Health Studies
UDC:	159.922.8.072(497.4+436)
COBISS:	106854147
ISSN:	2167-6984
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Secondary language:	Slovenian
Secondary abstract:	This study employed the Individuation Test for Emerging Adults-Short (ITEA-S) to identify groups of emerging adults sharing similar individuation profiles (types) in relation to mother and father separately. Two-step clustering procedures of self-report data of Slovenian and Austrian participants suggested four internally replicable types of individuation across parents and countries: dependent, anxious, individuated-related, and individuated-independent. We revealed a moderate cross-parent structural consistency of the types and a fair cross-parent consistency of the participants’ type membership within each country. The structural consistency across countries was moderate for the types in relation to mother, but almost perfect in relation to father. Overall, individuals assigned to the anxious type scored the lowest and those classified as individuated-related scored the highest on emotional and psychological well-being (PWB. The results suggest the robustness of the ITEA-S types across parents in the two countries, and their associations with positive outcomes, supporting the validity of the types.
Secondary keywords:	prehod v odraslost;osamosvajanje;subjektivno blagostanje;Test osamosvajanja na prehodu v odraslost - krajša različica;TOPO-K;Avstrija;Slovenija;Vprašalnik duševnega zdravja – kratka oblika;MHC-SF;
Type (COBISS):	Article
Pages:	Str. 1-8
Chronology:	28. 04. 2022
DOI:	10.1177/21676968221098822
ID:	15268235