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Self -Differentiation And Interpersonal Dependency At Russian And Vietnamese Young Persons
М. Bowen’s concept of self-differentiation describes the capacity of a person to achieve emotional maturity and to create a reliable connection with others. The fact that it was developed on the basis of the values of individualism and independence let us suppose that collectivist cultures may have some specific mechanisms of secure attachment providing. Very little empirical research has examined it from a cross-cultural perspective. The comparative analyses of self-differentiation and its intercorrelations with interpersonal dependency at Russian and Vietnamese young persons were performed. The participants of the study were 101 Vietnamese and 86 Russians of 19 -28 years old. Methods: Interpersonal Dependency Inventory (Hirschfeld et al.), Relationship Profile Test (R. Bornstein), Differentiation of Self Inventory (E. Skowron et al.); Mann-Whitney U-test, Exploratory factor analysis. It was revealed that while the overall level of self-differentiation and most of its indicators are higher among Vietnamese, Russians show a higher ability to recognize their needs in interpersonal relationships (have stronger I-position). Factor analysis shows that Vietnamese self-differentiation is built on emotional regulation and positive attitude to interpersonal dependency. For Russians, the central element of self-differentiation is strong I-position in combination with the low tendency for destructive over-dependence and with the desire for autonomy, combined with a tendency to an emotional cut-off.
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