title: Chinese version of the separation-individuation inventory.
abstract: The importance of the separation-individuation process in object relations theory is well known in disciplines of psychology, counseling, and human development. Based on the Separation-Individuation Inventory of Christenson and Wilson, which measures the manifestations of disturbances in this process, a Chinese version of the inventory was developed. For college students Cronbach coefficient alpha was .89, and test-retest reliability over 28 days was .77. The scores of the inventory had positive correlations with both the number of borderline personality characteristics and the Individualism-Collectivism Scale, respectively. Also, the mean score on the inventory of patients diagnosed with borderline personality disorder was significantly higher than that of the two normal control groups (ns = 564). Thus the inventory possessed satisfactory construct validity. Cultural differences regarding the separation-individuation process need to be investigated further.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Chung Yuan Christian University, Chung Li, Taiwan. cheong@cycu.edu.tw
authors.forename: Wai-Cheong Carl
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Tam
authors.forename: Yung-Jong
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Shiah
authors.forename: Shih-Kuang
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Chiang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002681:China; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007207:Individuation; D008297:Male; D009769:Object Attachment; D011582:Psychological Theory; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires