Interrelationships among identity process, content, and structure: A cross-cultural investigation
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| Year of publication | 2003 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Journal of Adolescent Research |
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| Field | Psychology |
| Keywords | identity style; collective identity; diffuse/avoidance; cross-cultural; self-identity |
| Description | This study was designed to investigate hypothesized relationships among identity process, content, and structure with youth living in three different cultural contexts: the United States, Finland, and the Czech Republic. Results indicated that youth who used an informational identity processing style had well-structured identities that were rooted in personal self-elements. Youth who used a normative processing style also had well-consolidated identities but ones anchored in collective self-elements. Youth who relied on a diffuse/avoidant identity processing style lacked firm identity commitments and emphasized social self-components in defining their sense of identity. This pattern of relationships was found for both male and female youth living within all three cultural contexts. |
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