ERIC Number: EJ1438414
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Oct
Pages: 32
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ISSN: ISSN-0272-4316
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Who Am I? Studying Autobiographical Reasoning, Identity Commitment and Exploration Processes, and Narrative Content in Unison
Elisabeth L. De Moor; Theo A. Klimstra; Lotte Van Doeselaar; Susan Branje
Journal of Early Adolescence, v44 n8 p991-1022 2024
Identity research focuses on multiple processes capturing how adolescents form and maintain a sense of self. However, identity content (the "what" of identity) might impact associations between identity and the association with well-being. We examined this potential role of content (i.e., valence and life domain) in two studies, focusing on autobiographical reasoning in written narratives (i.e., self-event connections), educational identity commitment and exploration processes, and measures of general and domain-specific functioning. Study 1 (N = 180, M[subscript age] = 14.7) and Study 2 (N = 160, M[subscript age] = 13.1) provided little evidence for the hypothesized role of identity content, but moderation analyses in Study 1 showed that self-event connections were more strongly related to life satisfaction in narratives about relational events than other events. These findings suggest a more fine-grained approach is needed to capture the role of identity content.
Descriptors: Self Concept, Thinking Skills, Well Being, Correlation, Personal Narratives, Adolescents, Adolescent Attitudes, Ethnicity, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Interpersonal Relationship
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Netherlands
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