Self-Concept Differentiation and Self-Concept Clarity across Adulthood: Associations with Age and Psychological Well-Being

Autor/inn/en	Diehl, Manfred; Hay, Elizabeth L.
Titel	Self-Concept Differentiation and Self-Concept Clarity across Adulthood: Associations with Age and Psychological Well-Being
Quelle	In: International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 73 (2011) 2, S.125-152 (28 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0091-4150
Schlagwörter	Young Adults; Older Adults; Multivariate Analysis; Adolescents; Self Concept; Correlation; Well Being; Scores; Age Differences; Profiles; Emotional Adjustment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Älterer Erwachsener; Multivariate Analyse; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Selbstkonzept; Korrelation; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Emotionale Anpassung
Abstract	This study focused on the identification of conceptually meaningful groups of individuals based on their joint self-concept differentiation (SCD) and self-concept clarity (SCC) scores. Notably, we examined whether membership in different SCD-SCC groups differed by age and also was associated with differences in psychological well-being (PWB). Cluster analysis revealed five distinct SCD-SCC groups: a self-assured, unencumbered, fragmented-only, confused-only, and fragmented and confused group. Individuals in the self-assured group had the highest mean scores for positive PWB and the lowest mean scores for negative PWB, whereas individuals in the fragmented and confused group showed the inverse pattern. Findings showed that it was psychologically advantageous to belong to the self-assured group at all ages. As hypothesized, older adults were more likely than young adults to be in the self-assured cluster, whereas young adults were more likely to be in the fragmented and confused cluster. Thus, consistent with extant theorizing, age was positively associated with psychologically adaptive self-concept profiles. (Contains 4 tables, 3 footnotes, and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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