Marital Similarity in Self-Differentiation of University Officers | ||
| JOURNAL OF THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION FOR WOMEN | ||
| Article 1, Volume 23, Issue 2, June 2012, Pages 406-419 | ||
| Authors | ||
| ; Siham Mutasher Ma | ||
| Abstract | ||
| According to Bowens Family systems theory self – differentiation defiance as a construct that consists of two interrelated abilities : the first is an intrapsychic ability to distinguish between the thoughts and feelings , and an inter personal ability to maintain connections with others while achieving an autonomous self . The present research concerned in testing the hypothesis of marital similarity (people married persons with the same level of self – differentiation). The present research aimed to: 1. Measures self – differentiation of university officers . 2. Measures self - differentiation of sample husbands' . 3. Measures self - differentiation of sample wives . 4. Acquaint to the relation between self – differentiation for husbands and self – differentiation for him wives. To achieve this aims it should used instrument to measure self – differentiation that is ( Al – kabee , 2007 ) scale , this was build depending on ( skowron & schmith , 2003 ) inventory in penns lvania university , the face validity obtained for this inventory in this research also internal consistency ( alpha coefficient at value ( 0.84 ) The research result was obtained through applying the inventory on a sample consist of (44 ) couples ( husbands and wives ) which mean ( 88 ) university officers from Baghdad university . The result was : 1. The total level of self - differentiation of university officers is moderate. 2. The total level of self – differentiation of males (husbands' ) is high ,while the total level of self-differentiation of females(wives) is moderate but there are no statistically significant differences in self-differentiation between them. 3. There are a positive , high statistically significant relationship between self – differentiation for husbands and self – differentiation for him wives that’s indicate to marital similarity in self – differentiation for the sample of present research , this represent supporting for the marital similarity hypothesis in self – differentiation in Iraqi society. | ||
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