Differentiation of Self Mediates College Stress and Adjustment

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Stress, Sex Differences, and Coping Strategies Among College Students (2009, background): “Past research suggests that college students’ ability to communicate effectively and regulate emotions contributed to maintaining relationships and reducing stress (Skowron et al. 2004).”
A Longitudinal Perspective on Differentiation of Self, Interpersonal and Psychological Well-Being in Young Adulthood (2009, background): “In contrast, less differentiated individuals are less comfortable with intimacy and/or autonomy, thought to be less effective in relationships, experience more interpersonal problems, have greater difficulty regulating emotion (Bowen 1978; Kerr and Bowen 1988), and report greater psychological distr”
Parentification and mental health symptoms: mediator effects of perceived unfairness and differentiation of self (2013, background): “…Skowron, 2004; Sandage and Jankowski, 2010; Skowron and Dendy, © 2011 The Authors Journal of Family Therapy © 2011 The Association for Family Therapy and Systemic Practice 2004; Skowron et al., 2004; Williamson et al., 2007), with DoS largely framed as an indicator of affect-regulating capacities.”