Identity Centrality and Psychosocial Functioning: A Person-Centered Approach.

Autor: Meca A; Department of Public Health Sciences, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA., Ritchie RA; Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA., Beyers W; Ghent University, Gent, Belgium., Schwartz SJ; Department of Public Health Sciences, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA., Picariello S; University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy., Zamboanga BL; Smith College, Hadley, MA, USA., Hardy SA; Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA., Luyckx K; KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium., Kim SY; University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA., Whitbourne SK; University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA., Crocetti E; Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands., Brown EJ; St. John's University, Queens, NY, USA., Benitez CG; Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Emerging adulthood (Print) [Emerg Adulthood] 2015 Oct 19; Vol. 3 (5), pp. 327-339. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Jul 12.
DOI: 10.1177/2167696815593183
Abstrakt: There has been increased recognition that identity operates within several "components" and that not every component is likely to be equally central to one's sense of self. The aim of the current study was to determine the extent to which identity components (i.e., personal, relational, collective, and public) are differentially central to emerging adults' identity. We used a two-step cluster analytic procedure to identify distinct clusters and determine how these configurations might differ in relation to psychosocial functioning (i.e., well-being, externalizing and internalizing symptoms, illicit drug use, risky sex, and impaired driving). The sample consisted of 8,309 college students (72.8% female; M age = 19.94 years, 18-29, SD = 2.01) from 30 U.S. colleges and universities. Analyses identified six unique clusters based on the centrality of the four identity components. The findings indicated that a more well-rounded identity was associated with the most favorable psychosocial functioning. Results are discussed in terms of important directions for identity research and practical implications.
Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting Interests The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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