Meca Alan, Ritchie Rachel A, Beyers Wim, Schwartz Seth J, Picariello Simona, Zamboanga Byron L, Hardy Sam A, Luyckx Koen, Kim Su Yeong, Whitbourne Susan K, Crocetti Elisabetta, Brown Elissa J, Benitez Cynthia G
Department of Public Health Sciences, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.
Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA.
Emerg Adulthood. 2015 Oct 19;3(5):327-339. doi: 10.1177/2167696815593183. Epub 2015 Jul 12.
There has been increased recognition that identity operates within several "components" and that not every component is likely to be equally central to one's sense of self. The aim of the current study was to determine the extent to which identity components (i.e., personal, relational, collective, and public) are differentially central to emerging adults' identity. We used a two-step cluster analytic procedure to identify distinct clusters and determine how these configurations might differ in relation to psychosocial functioning (i.e., well-being, externalizing and internalizing symptoms, illicit drug use, risky sex, and impaired driving). The sample consisted of 8,309 college students (72.8% female; = 19.94 years, 18-29, = 2.01) from 30 U.S. colleges and universities. Analyses identified six unique clusters based on the centrality of the four identity components. The findings indicated that a more well-rounded identity was associated with the most favorable psychosocial functioning. Results are discussed in terms of important directions for identity research and practical implications.
人们越来越认识到身份认同在几个“组成部分”中发挥作用，而且并非每个组成部分都可能对一个人的自我认知同样重要。本研究的目的是确定身份认同的各个组成部分（即个人、关系、集体和公众）在多大程度上对新兴成年人的身份认同具有不同的核心地位。我们采用了两步聚类分析程序来识别不同的聚类，并确定这些构型在心理社会功能（即幸福感、外化和内化症状、非法药物使用、危险性行为和危险驾驶）方面可能存在的差异。样本包括来自美国30所学院和大学的8309名大学生（72.8%为女性；平均年龄 = 19.94岁，年龄范围18 - 29岁，标准差 = 2.01）。分析根据四个身份认同组成部分的核心地位确定了六个独特的聚类。研究结果表明，更全面的身份认同与最有利的心理社会功能相关。我们从身份认同研究的重要方向和实际意义方面对结果进行了讨论。
