Examining the Light and Dark Sides of Emerging Adults' Identity: A Study of Identity Status Differences in Positive and Negative Psychosocial Functioning

Autor/inn/en	Schwartz, Seth J.; Beyers, Wim; Luyckx, Koen; Soenens, Bart; Zamboanga, Byron L.; Forthun, Larry F.; Hardy, Sam A.; Vazsonyi, Alexander T.; Ham, Lindsay S.; Kim, Su Yeong; Whitbourne, Susan Krauss; Waterman, Alan S.
Titel	Examining the Light and Dark Sides of Emerging Adults' Identity: A Study of Identity Status Differences in Positive and Negative Psychosocial Functioning
Quelle	In: Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 40 (2011) 7, S.839-859 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0047-2891
DOI	10.1007/s10964-010-9606-6
Schlagwörter	Construct Validity; Developmental Stages; Identification (Psychology); Young Adults; College Students; Late Adolescents; Psychological Patterns; Social Development; Health Behavior; Risk; Multivariate Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Collegestudent; Halbstarker; Soziale Entwicklung; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Risiko; Multivariate Analyse
Abstract	Identity is a critical developmental task during the transition to adulthood in Western societies. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate an empirically based, cluster-analytic identity status model, to examine whether all four of Marcia's identity statuses (diffusion, foreclosure, moratorium, and achievement) would emerge empirically, and to identify different patterns of identity formation among American college-attending emerging adults. An ethnically diverse sample of 9,034 emerging-adult students (73% female; mean age 19.73 years) from 30 U.S. universities completed measures of identity exploration (ruminative, in breadth, and in depth) and commitment (commitment making and identification with commitment), identity synthesis and confusion, positive and negative psychosocial functioning, and health-compromising behaviors. The identity status cluster solution that emerged provided an adequate fit to the data and included all four of Marcia's original identity statuses, along with Carefree Diffusion and Undifferentiated statuses. Results provided evidence for concurrent validity, construct validity, and practical applicability of these statuses. Implications for identity research are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10