Snapshots of the Self: Exploring the Role of Online Mobile Photo Sharing in Identity Development Among Adolescent Girls Jenna Drenten

Adolescent Girls Finding Purpose: The Role of Parents and Prosociality

Youth & Society ◽

10.1177/0044118x17697850 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 50 (6) ◽

pp. 801-817 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Belle Liang ◽

Terese Lund ◽

Angela Mousseau ◽

Allison E. White ◽

Renée Spencer ◽

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Keyword(s):

Prosocial Behavior ◽

Adolescent Girls ◽

The Self ◽

Meaningful Life ◽

Adolescent Relationships ◽

The World ◽

Role Of Parents ◽

Adolescent Thriving

Scholars have differentiated other-oriented (OO) purpose (i.e., a personally meaningful life aim intended to contribute to the world beyond the self) and self-oriented (SO) purpose (i.e., a personally meaningful life aim without intention to contribute beyond the self). OO purpose is associated with adolescent thriving, yet little is known about how to cultivate it. In a study of 207 adolescent girls, we examined how positive parent–adolescent relationships may contribute to developing OO versus SO purpose; we also tested whether the association between parent–adolescent relationships and OO purpose was mediated by prosocial behavior.

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Attending to the role of identity exploration in self-esteem

International Journal of Behavioral Development ◽

10.1177/0165025415602560 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 40 (5) ◽

pp. 420-430 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Bart Soenens ◽

Michael D. Berzonsky ◽

Dennis R. Papini

Keyword(s):

Identity Development ◽

Self Esteem ◽

The Self ◽

Identity Exploration ◽

Identity Styles ◽

Identity Commitment ◽

Low Levels ◽

Distinct Features

Although research suggests an interplay between identity development and self-esteem, most studies focused on the role of identity commitment and measured only level of self-esteem. This study examined longitudinal associations between Berzonsky’s (2011) styles of identity exploration and two distinct features of self-esteem: level of self-esteem and contingent self-esteem. Participants were 167 college students (mean age = 19 years; 66% female) who completed questionnaires tapping into identity styles and features of self-esteem at two measurement waves separated by a 4-month interval. Both information-oriented and normative styles were found to be predicted by contingent self-esteem. Follow-up analyses demonstrated that the content of contingent self-esteem predicting both identity styles was different. A diffuse-avoidant identity style was predicted mainly by low levels of self-esteem. Although we also observed some effects of identity styles on the self-esteem variables, the self-esteem variables had overall a more consistent influence on the identity styles than the other way around.

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