Experiencing self-definition problems over the life span
| Autor: | C.P.M. van Halen, M. A. Van Der Meulen, Harke A. Bosma |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Developmental Psychology |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Behaviour Change and Well-being
Identity development Sociology and Political Science Life span 05 social sciences Key (cryptography) Self-concept 050109 social psychology 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Psychology (miscellaneous) Psychology 050104 developmental & child psychology Cognitive psychology |
| Zdroj: | Identity, 20, 170-187 Identity, 20(3), 170-187 Identity, 20, 3, pp. 170-187 |
| ISSN: | 1528-3488 1532-706X |
| Popis: | Contains fulltext : 220415.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access) Throughout the lifespan, defining a clear self-view plays a key role in both self-concept and identity development. Yet, people may encounter problems of self-definition when constructing an image of themselves as result of contrasts or ambiguities in their ideas about themselves. In this study, differences in the occurrence and types of self-definition problems were investigated in a sample of 733 Dutch participants, divided into four groups aged 17, 40, 55, and 70 years respectively. To measure self-definition problems, we developed a self-report instrument that investigated a range of problems drawn from two distinct research traditions: self-concept development and identity formation. The results revealed that participants experienced only a modest number of the presented problems. They showed, nevertheless, a clear age pattern: the adolescents distinguished themselves from the adult age groups by their concern with the problem of multiplicity, whereas during adulthood the problem of personal authenticity gave way to that of existential vacuum in old age. This pattern corresponds well with the temporal profile in the dynamics of lifespan development and Erikson's model of ego development. 18 p. |
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