Daily Dynamics of Personal Identity and Self–Concept Clarity
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We examined the daily dynamics among self–concept clarity and identity processes, and their effects on distress, among a sample of 580 Dutch adolescents. Participants completed measures of identity, self–concept clarity, anxiety and depression at annual intervals; and daily single–item measures of self–concept clarity, identity commitments and reconsideration across three 5–day weeks. We examined (a) cross–lagged associations of self–concept clarity to identity commitment and reconsideration and (b) associations of daily fluctuations in self and identity processes to later anxiety and depression. Results indicated that self–concept clarity and identity commitments influence one another reciprocally across days, and that day–to–day fluctuations in identity predicted later anxiety and depression. Results are discussed in terms of self and identity processes and their effects on distress. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- Authors
- Schwartz, S. J., Klimstra, T. A., Luyckx, K., Hale, W. W., Frijns, T., Oosterwegel, A., van Lier, P. A. C., Koot, H. M., & Meeus, W. H. J.
- Affiliations
- University of Miami (US)
- KU Leuven (BE)
- Utrecht University (NL)
- Faculty of Psychology, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
- Corresponding author
- Schwartz, Seth J.
- ORCID
- Venue
- European Journal of Personality
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2011-09
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 373-385
- ISSN
- 0890-2070 (ISSN-L)
- 1099-0984
- OpenAlex
- W2149031671
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- 195
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- 9.16
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- journal article
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- en
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- European Journal of Personality (publishedVersion)
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- Funders
- Universiteit Utrecht
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
- Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (GB‐MAGW 480‐08‐006, GB-MAGW 480-03-005, 480-08-006, 480-03-005)
- Achmea
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Identity, Memory, and Therapy
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Keywords
- self-concept clarity, personal identity, identity commitment, adolescents, anxiety, depression, daily fluctuations, identity processes, distress
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