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Changes in identification during adolescence: a personal construct theory approach.

A Strachan1, D Jones

  • 1Family Project, Dept. of Pyshcology, University of California, Los Angeles 90024, USA.

Journal of Personality Assessment
|October 1, 1982
PubMed
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Mid-adolescents exhibit greater ideal-self and actual-self distance, indicating unique self-concept challenges. This study explores adolescent self-perception and parent identification across developmental stages.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Social Psychology

Background:

  • Adolescence is a critical developmental period marked by significant changes in self-concept.
  • Understanding self-perception and identity formation is crucial for adolescent well-being.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate age-related differences in self-concept among early, mid, and late adolescents.
  • To examine the relationship between ideal-self, actual-self, and self-isolation across adolescent age groups.
  • To explore shifts in parent identification during adolescence.

Main Methods:

  • The Role Construct Repertory Grid technique was administered to assess self-perception.
  • Participants were grouped into early, mid, and late adolescence categories.

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  • Data analysis focused on conceptual distances, self-integration, and self-isolation measures.

    • Main Results:

    • Mid-adolescents displayed significantly larger conceptual distances between their ideal-self and actual-self compared to other groups.
    • Distinct differences were observed in self-integration plots and self-isolation scores across age groups.
    • A trend of decreasing identification with parents was evident as age increased.

    Conclusions:

    • Mid-adolescence presents a unique period of self-concept differentiation and potential distress.
    • Self-perception and parental identification evolve significantly throughout adolescence.
    • These findings highlight developmental variations in adolescent identity formation.