<p>In the present study, the relationships between differentiation of self, the quality of friendship, anxiety and depression were analyzed. In addition, it was analyzed which dimensions of differentiation of self significantly predicted anxiety, depression and the quality of friendship. The sample comprised 221 Spanish adults, 160 women and 61 men, who completed the Differentiation of Self Scale-Revised, two subscales of the Network of Relationships Inventory, the Beck Anxiety Inventory and the Beck Depression Inventory-II. The results revealed significant relationships between differentiation of self and the other variables. Moreover, I position and emotional cutoff explained 28% of the variance in best-friend social support, and dominance over others and I position predicted 6% of the variance in best-friend conflict and antagonism, whereas I position, emotional reactivity and emotional cutoff predicted 40% of anxiety, and 48% of depression. Implications of these results are discussed and future lines of research are suggested.</p>

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Differentiation of Self and its Relationship with the Quality of Friendship, Anxiety and Depression

  • Bruno Rodríguez-Sahagún,
  • Jesús Oliver

摘要

In the present study, the relationships between differentiation of self, the quality of friendship, anxiety and depression were analyzed. In addition, it was analyzed which dimensions of differentiation of self significantly predicted anxiety, depression and the quality of friendship. The sample comprised 221 Spanish adults, 160 women and 61 men, who completed the Differentiation of Self Scale-Revised, two subscales of the Network of Relationships Inventory, the Beck Anxiety Inventory and the Beck Depression Inventory-II. The results revealed significant relationships between differentiation of self and the other variables. Moreover, I position and emotional cutoff explained 28% of the variance in best-friend social support, and dominance over others and I position predicted 6% of the variance in best-friend conflict and antagonism, whereas I position, emotional reactivity and emotional cutoff predicted 40% of anxiety, and 48% of depression. Implications of these results are discussed and future lines of research are suggested.