TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Fusion or Internalized Homophobia? A Pilot Study of Bowen's Differentiation of Self Hypothesis With Lesbian Couples
JO  - Family Process
A1  - Spencer, Bernadette
A1  - Brown, Jac
SP  - 257
EP  - 268
VL  - 46
IS  - 2
N2  - Bowen, using the concept of differentiation, hypothesized that the way individuals learn to deal with their relationships with families of origin will influence the way they manage their relationships with their partners. This study surveyed a group of 53 lesbian couples on differentiation of self, internalized homophobia, and relationship satisfaction. We found that lesbian couples were not significantly different in their level of differentiation than random pairs. We also found that there was a positive relationship between differentiation of self and relationship satisfaction and that when considered together, internalized homophobia had the more significant connection to relationship satisfaction than did differentiation of self. Implications for therapy are drawn from these findings.<p /> 
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SN  - 0014-7370
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1545-5300.2007.00208.x
ID  - ref1
ER  -