Two psychologists at Emory University surveyed many families by using a simple, 20 question scale.
Do you know where your grandparents grew up?
Do you know where your mom and dad went to high school?
Do you know about an illness or something really terrible that happened in your family?
Then they compared the children's results with those of a battery of psychological tests they had also completed.
Those who scored higher on the "Do You Know?" scale showed a strong correlation with those who had a sense of control over their lives, personal self-esteem, and degree to which they felt their family functioned.
Corporate management experts have found similar results: that companies which reinforce their core identity.
Why? The theory is that people exposed to such situations have a stronger connection with something bigger than themselves.
In the same way that spiritual life can provide a broader sense of meaning, perhaps it's time to give the parents a call or plug into ancestry.com to start bracing that inner core of confidence.
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