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Predicting identity consolidation from self-construction, eudaimonistic self-discovery, and agentic personality.
1Center for Family Studies, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA. sschwartz@med.miami.edu
Journal of Adolescence
|January 24, 2006
Summary
This study explored how self-construction, eudaimonistic self-discovery, and agentic personality relate to identity consolidation. All three identity development strategies contribute to a consolidated sense of self.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
- Social Psychology
Background:
- Identity development is a complex process.
- Various theoretical perspectives exist on how individuals form a stable sense of self.
- Understanding these perspectives is crucial for developmental research.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the relationship between three alternative identity development perspectives and identity consolidation.
- To investigate how self-construction, eudaimonistic self-discovery, and agentic personality relate to Eriksonian concepts, identity status, and identity capital.
Main Methods:
- 183 participants completed self-report measures.
- Measures assessed Eriksonian identity, identity status, identity capital, self-construction, and eudaimonistic self-discovery.
Main Results:
- Self-construction, eudaimonistic self-discovery, and agentic personality demonstrated distinct relationships with identity consolidation indices.
- Each perspective showed unique patterns when correlated with measures of identity consolidation.
Conclusions:
- All three examined strategies—self-construction, eudaimonistic self-discovery, and agentic personality—can be utilized in developing a consolidated identity.
- These findings contribute to a nuanced understanding of identity formation across different theoretical frameworks.