The relationship between self-differentiation
Research gap analysis derived from 5 psychology papers in our local library.
The gap
The relationship between self-differentiation and psychological well-being is not well understood. - Testing the variables within the same model, particularly through mediating relationships within the PERMA well-being framework, is limited
Evidence profile
Stated in the future work and cells research gap and abstract sections of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 1999 and 2026, spanning 5 journals. Those papers have been cited 21 times in total.
Research trend
Established — well-defined area with open sub-problems.
Supporting evidence — 6 representative gaps
- Mediating Roles of Self-Reflection and Insight in the Relationship between the Differentiation of Self and PERMA Model of Well-Being (2026) · Buca eğitim fakültesi dergisi (Online)/Buca Eğitim Fakültesi dergisi · doi
Keyes, C. L. M., Shmotkin, D., & Ryff, C. D. (2002). Optimizing well-being: The empirical encounter of two traditions. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 82(6), 1007 1022. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.82.6.1007 Krycak, R. C., Murdock, N. L., & Marszalek, J. M. (2012). Differentiation of self, stress, and emotional support as predictors of psychological distress. Contemporary Family Therapy, 34, 495–515. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10591-012-9207-5 Kun, Á., Balogh, P., & Krasz, K. G. (2016). Development of the work-related well-being questionnaire based on Seligman’s PERMA model. Periodica Polytechnica Social and Management Sciences, 25(1), 56–63. https://doi.org/10.3311/PPso.9326 Lampis, J., Cataudella, S., Speziale, R., & Elat, S. (2019). The role of differentiation of self 90–97.
generalstated in future workevidence 5/5Keywords: https well social differentiation self keyes shmotkin ryff optimizing empirical encounter traditions journal personality psychology - PENGALAMAN PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING PADA MAHASISWA STAI AL-HIKMAH JAKARTA DENGAN LATAR BELAKANG FATHERLESS (2026) · Jurnal EMPATI · doi
Penelitian sebelumnya belum banyak membahas tentang pengalaman psychological well-being mahasiswa dengan latar belakang fatherless. - Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengisi kesenjangan tersebut dengan mengeksplorasi pengalaman psychological well-being mahasiswa dengan latar belakang fatherless.
generalstated in cells research gapevidence 5/5Keywords: penelitian sebelumnya belum banyak membahas tentang pengalaman psychological - Mediating Roles of Self-Reflection and Insight in the Relationship between the Differentiation of Self and PERMA Model of Well-Being (2026) · Buca eğitim fakültesi dergisi (Online)/Buca Eğitim Fakültesi dergisi · doi
The relationship between self-differentiation and psychological well-being is not well understood. - Testing the variables within the same model, particularly through mediating relationships within the PERMA well-being framework, is limited.
generalstated in cells research gapevidence 5/5Keywords: relationship between self-differentiation psychological well-being well understood testing - Associations of Self-Esteem, Life Satisfaction, Resilience, and Coping Strategies with Depression Severity: Evidence from a Comparative and Mediation Analysis (2026) · International Journal of Mental Health Promotion · doi
The interrelationships between self-esteem, life satisfaction, resilience, and coping strategies with depression severity are not well understood. - The relative contributions of these variables to depressive outcomes remain insufficiently understood.
generalstated in cells research gapevidence 5/5Keywords: interrelationships between self-esteem life satisfaction resilience coping strategies - Longitudinal Serial Mediation Study after the 2023 Earthquake in Türkiye: Associations Between Difficulties in Emotion Regulation, Psychological Distress, Resilience and Mental Well-Being (2025) · Psychiatric Quarterly · cited 7× · doi
Abstract Although the concepts of mental well-being, difficulties in emotion regulation, resilience, and psychological distress have been investigated in cross-sectional studies, their absence from a longitudinal study demonstrates a gap in the literature.
generalstated in abstractevidence 4/5Keywords: abstract concepts mental well difficulties emotion regulation resilience psychological distress investigated cross sectional absence longitudinal - The Myth of the Migrant Homeless: An Exploration of the Psychosocial Consequences of Migration (1999) · Sociological Perspectives · cited 14× · doi
This article attempts to fill the gap in the literature by comprehensively examining differences in the two groups in terms of demographic characteristics, psychological and social resources, life stressors and circumstances, and psychological well-being.
generalstated in abstractevidence 4/5Keywords: psychological article attempts fill literature comprehensively examining differences groups terms demographic characteristics social resources life
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