In this study, a questionnaire survey was administered to 212 university students to examine the effect of parental expectations and nurturing attitudes on the formation of students’ identities. In Analysis 1, it was suggested that “educational and employment expectations” in parental expectations and “acceptance” in parental nurturing attitudes were related to general identity. In Analysis 2, we examined the effects of “educational and employment expectations” and “acceptance” on identity. The results indicated that “acceptance” influenced the overall identity of the students. The results of the subscales showed that parents’ acceptance of their own identity had an effect on “self-sameness and continuity,” “interpersonal identity,” and “psychosocial identity.”Moreover, parental expectations regarding education and employment affected the sense of knowing where one was headed in terms of identity. However, although both analyses were significant, the degree of influence was low. The findings suggest that it is necessary to measure the expectations and nurturing attitudes of fathers and mothers separately and to include various factors other than parental expectations and nurturing attitudes.