Global Versus Domain-Specific Identity Processes

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rimantas Vosylis ◽  
Rasa Erentaitė ◽  
Elisabetta Crocetti
Keyword(s):  
Identity Development ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Three Dimensional Model ◽  
Global Identity ◽  
Domain Specific ◽  
Identity Processes ◽  
Versus Domain ◽  
Specific Assessment ◽  
Specific Identity

The current study contributes to the ongoing discussion about validity and utility of global and domain-specific assessment of identity processes in emerging adulthood (EA) by using a three-dimensional model of identity development and examining four identity domains (best friend, education, occupation, and partner). The links between global and domain-specific identity processes and main features of EA are analyzed in the Eastern European context, which is largely underrepresented in studies on identity development. Participants were 1,217 (49.9% females) emerging adults aged between 20 and 31 years ( Mage = 25.89, SDage = 3.51). This study showed that global identity processes only partly explain domain-specific ones and that domain-specific processes have unique links with features of EA. Taken together, this study shows that consideration of different life domains to measure identity processes is essential, since identity development in friendship, partnership education, and work domains can have different associations with outcomes of interest.

Funktionen, Konstellationen und Mittel der Wiedergabe – Ein dreidimensionales textpragmatisches Modell

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 177-215
Author(s):  
Martin Steinseifer
Keyword(s):  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Dimensional Model ◽  
Three Dimensional Model ◽  
Science Journalism ◽  
Scientific Texts ◽  
Domain Specific ◽  
Speech Representation ◽  
Pragmatic Account ◽  
Narrative Reporting ◽  
Argumentative Texts

Abstract Starting out from examples of citing in scientific texts and based on the critical assessment of linguistic accounts, the paper argues for a domain specific pragmatic account of (speech) representation in texts. It introduces a new three-dimensional model that identifies different kinds of representation drawing on the linguistic means of presenting the speech of others, the specific functions in narrative, reporting, and argumentative texts, and the varying communicative constellations – i. e. whether literal, oral, or mental, original or imagined sources are (re-)presented. By focusing on the different functions and constellations in domains like science, journalism and literature the model can serve as a framework for future comparative investigations of (speech) representation.

scholarly journals Identity Processes in Ladakhi Emerging Adults: Testing the Dimensions of Identity Development Scale in an Indigenous Himalayan Population

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon Ozer ◽  
Alan Meca ◽  
Seth J. Schwartz
Keyword(s):  
Identity Development ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Indigenous Population ◽  
Theoretical Foundation ◽  
Identity Work ◽  
Sociocultural Context ◽  
Identity Exploration ◽  
Identity Processes ◽  
Identity Model ◽  
The Individual

Identity research has flourished in recent years based on the theoretical foundation proposed by Erikson. Identity development is generally conceptualized as a process occurring through an interplay between the individual and her or his social context. Consequently, one of the challenges facing identity research is to become more culturally sensitive—that is, to examine whether models and theories of identity work as expected in various cultural contexts. Luyckx et al.’s (2008) identity model proposes five identity exploration and commitment processes, and a survey instrument was developed to assess these processes. The current study tests this Dimensions of Identity Development Scale (DIDS) in an indigenous population of emerging adults from Ladakh. Results confirm the central dimensions of identity exploration and commitment. However, the original DIDS structure was not identically replicated in this population, suggesting that identity models should be developed or adapted to the specific sociocultural context.

The Role of Financial Identity Processes in Financial Behaviors and Financial Well-Being

2021 ◽  
pp. 216769682110161
Author(s):  
Rimantas Vosylis ◽  
Angela Sorgente ◽  
Margherita Lanz
Keyword(s):  
Identity Development ◽  
Emerging Adulthood ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Financial Behaviors ◽  
Identity Processes ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Financial Identity

Financial identity formed during emerging adulthood is important for the regulation of youth financial behaviors, decisions, and long-term financial goals. This three-wave short-term longitudinal study investigates how youth develop a distinct manner of approaching and managing personal finances and reveals the structure and dynamics of financial identity development during emerging adulthood. Using the cross-lagged panel model analysis, it also investigates longitudinal reciprocal associations between financial identity processes, financial behaviors, and financial well-being of emerging adults. The sample consists of 533 Lithuanian higher education students (56.8% women; M age = 18.93, SD age = 0.71) who took part in three assessment waves. The findings support the use of the three-factor model of financial identity formation and show that financial identity formation is shaped by emerging adults’ financial situation and contribute to the formation of financial behaviors and financial well-being. Practical implications of study results are also discussed.

scholarly journals Identity Development in the Domains of Future Plans/Goals and Values in Georgian Emerging Adults and Their Association With Adult and Societal Identity Resolution

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 397-403 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nino Skhirtladze ◽  
Nino Javakhishvili ◽  
Seth J. Schwartz ◽  
Koen Luyckx
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Identity Development ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Cycle Model ◽  
Identity Exploration ◽  
Identity Resolution ◽  
Identity Processes ◽  
Dual Cycle ◽  
Future Plans

Identity development unfolds in different domains within a given cultural context. In the present study, we examined the relations among identity processes in future plans and goals and values domains, based on the dual-cycle model of identity development, and their association with adult and societal identity resolution. The sample for our study consisted of 288 Georgian young adults (39% male). Participants completed measures of identity exploration and commitment processes in the future plans/goals and values domains as well as measures of adult and societal identity resolution. Results based on between-domain correlations and mean-level differences indicated that identity processes in future plans/goals and value domains unfold differently in Georgian emerging adults. Associations of two domain identity processes with adult and societal identity resolution also revealed some differences. We attempt to explain these differences by referring to cultural context and age.

The Struggle to Find Meaning: A Mixed Methodology Study on Meaning-Making and Identity

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 367-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bogdan Glavan ◽  
Oana Negru-Subtirica ◽  
Oana Benga
Keyword(s):  
Identity Development ◽  
University Students ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Life Story ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Mixed Methodology ◽  
Stressful Situation ◽  
Important Goal ◽  
Identity Processes ◽  
Complex Forms

Recent reviews underscored the need for a better link between different identity models in order to enhance our knowledge of identity development. In the present study, we used a mixed methodology design to investigate how the integration of process-oriented and narrative life-story approaches can be used to better understand the complexity of identity pursuits. Participants were 84 Romanian emerging adults ( M age = 23.24 years; SD age = 2.11 years, 72.6% female, 71.4% university students). Results showed significant differences in identity processes among emerging adults based on their levels of meaning-making. More specifically, in a stressful situation of disengaging from a personal important goal, emerging adults who derived more complex forms of meaning-making reported higher levels of ruminative exploration and lower levels of commitment making. By integrating these approaches of identity, the study nuances how meaning-making might be related to identity processes.

scholarly journals Bringing Identity Content to the Fore: Links to Identity Development Processes

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate C. McLean ◽  
Moin Syed ◽  
Hannah Shucard
Keyword(s):  
Identity Development ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Identity Exploration ◽  
Family Identity ◽  
Family Romance ◽  
Identity Processes ◽  
College Going ◽  
Content Domain ◽  
Development Processes

In the present study we examined the role of identity content in relation to identity processes in a sample of college-going emerging adults (n = 255). Participants reported eight narratives each (n = 2040 narratives) in response to prompts for specific identity content domains (occupation, values, politics, religion, family, romance, friends, sex roles), and completed survey measures of identity exploration and commitment. Narratives were coded for content and meaning-making. In general, participants reported the content requested, but were less likely to do so in certain domains (e.g., religion) than others (e.g., family). Identity processes varied by content domain, suggesting that identity contents may require different forms of processing. Results reveal the importance of examining identity content for a fuller understanding of identity development.

Identity in Emerging Adulthood

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seth J. Schwartz ◽  
Byron L. Zamboanga ◽  
Koen Luyckx ◽  
Alan Meca ◽  
Rachel Ritchie
Keyword(s):  
Identity Development ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Iterative Process ◽  
Narrative Identity ◽  
Identity Status ◽  
Cognitive Variables ◽  
Identity Style ◽  
Identity Processes ◽  
Mental And Physical Health ◽  
Status Theory

This chapter presents a review of identity status-based theory and research with adolescents and emerging adults, with some coverage of related approaches such as narrative identity and identity style. In the first section, the authors review Erikson’s theory of identity and early identity status research examining differences in personality and cognitive variables across statuses. They then review two contemporary identity models that extend identity status theory and explicitly frame identity development as a dynamic and iterative process. The authors also review work that has focused on specific domains of identity. The second section of the chapter discusses mental and physical health correlates of identity processes and statuses. The chapter concludes with recommendations for future identity research with adolescent and emerging-adult populations.

scholarly journals How Individual Coping, Mental Health, and Parental Behavior Are Related to Identity Development in Emerging Adults in Seven Countries

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 344-360
Author(s):  
Inge Seiffge-Krenke ◽  
Katharina Weitkamp
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Identity Development ◽  
Emerging Adults ◽  
Parental Behavior ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
High Identity ◽  
Identity Diffusion ◽  
Identity Processes ◽  
Changing Times ◽  
Anxious Rearing

So far, there is a dearth of research comparing identity processes across cultures and its contributing factors. In this study, the association of individual and family factors with identity processes was analyzed in 2,113 emerging adults ( M = 22.0 years; 66% female) from France, Germany, Greece, Peru, Pakistan, Poland, and Turkey. Exploration and commitment levels were highest in non-Western countries like Peru, Turkey, and Pakistan, whereas emerging adults in France scored lowest in exploration and commitment and reported highest levels in identity distress, internalizing/externalizing symptoms, and identity diffusion. Identity distress, coping with identity distress, parental behavior, and mental health were regressed on identity processes (exploration breadth/depth, commitment, and ruminative exploration). Distinctive patterns emerged; high identity distress, high identity diffusion, and high maternal anxious rearing in all countries were related to ruminative exploration. Findings were interpreted with a focus on universal and distinctive pathways in different countries in changing times.

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