Family Influence on Identity Development -- Adolescent Psychology Applied to Education

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Subject: Family Influence on Identity Development

Author:
LaFrance Hunt

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Date Posted: 19:59:22 02/24/08 Sun

I found the section entitled family influences on identity very interesting and so true. Parenting styles, support, family structure, and family relationships all exert influences on the identity development of adolescents. My parents, although they did encourage us to express our opinions, were more authoritative and taught us to follow the rules (theirs in particular) and not question authority. Therefore, according to Marcia�s four identity statuses my parents encouraged identity foreclosure. Due to this encouragement, for the most part, I found it hard to question authority rather right or wrong. Interestingly enough, I still find it somewhat difficult to question/debate authority.
Knowing that many factors (parenting styles, support, family structure, and family relationships) impact the identity development of adolescents, my question is what happens to the adolescents� identity when these factors are not present (i.e. the child�s parents are not active in the child�s life/ the child�s parents do not support them, the family relationships are not stable and are chaotic) and how does one counteract the negative impact of these factors?

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