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The relationship between identity, intimacy, and midlife well-being: Findings from the Rochester Adult Longitudinal Study.

Sneed, Joel R., Whitbourne, Susan Krauss, Schwartz, Seth J., Huang, Shi·2012·Psychology and Aging
DOI 10.1037/a0026378
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The present study used longitudinal data on 182 adults between the ages of 20 and 54 (104 men, 78 women) from the Rochester Adult Longitudinal Study (RALS), assessed on four occasions, to test the hypothesis that identity and intimacy during the course of early and middle adulthood predict well-being at midlife. A cross-lagged panel model was estimated yielding the following findings: (a) Scores on both scales during the college years predicted midlife satisfaction-intimacy directly, and identity through the course of development from ages 20 to 54; moreover, identity in midlife, but not intimacy, was significantly linked with well-being at this same point in time; and (b) identity and intimacy unexpectedly did not predict one another over time, having been controlled for factor stability in identity and intimacy over time. The findings are discussed in terms of Erikson's psychosocial theory of development and the developmental moments and historical cohorts that characterize the present sample.

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  • Results from the RALS demonstrate a consistent predictive relationship between maturation in Eriksonian concerns and well-being.

    “Generally speaking, results from the RALS demonstrate age-related maturation in psychosocial and identity development (Whitbourne & Van Manen, 1996; Whitbourne et al., 2009) and the consistent predictive relationship between maturation in Eriksonian concerns and well-being (Sneed et al., 2012).”

    From Implications of identity resolution in emerging adulthood for intimacy, generativity, and integrity across the adult lifespan. (2021) · cites this paper as Sneed et al., 2012

  • Sneed, Whitbourne, Schwartz and Huang (2012) found that across adulthood changes in identity did not predict change in intimacy after controlling for stability in identity and intimacy over time.

    “In contrast, using the same dataset as the current study, Sneed, Whitbourne, Schwartz and Huang (2012) found that, across adulthood, changes in identity did not predict change in intimacy, after controlling for stability in identity and intimacy over time.”

    From Implications of identity resolution in emerging adulthood for intimacy, generativity, and integrity across the adult lifespan. (2021) · cites this paper as Sneed, Whitbourne, Schwartz and Huang (2012)

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Authors
Sneed, J. R., Whitbourne, S. K., Schwartz, S. J., & Huang, S.
Affiliations
  • Columbia University (US)
  • University of Massachusetts Amherst (US)
  • University of Miami (US)
ORCID
Venue
Psychology and Aging
Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Published
2012-06
Volume
27
Issue
2
Pages
318-323
ISSN
  • 0882-7974 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1498
DOI
10.1037/a0026378
OpenAlex
W2090223997
Cited by
106
References
43
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 62 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 4 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 1
FWCI
1.97
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Psychology and Aging (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Identity, Memory, and Therapy
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Aging and Gerontology Research
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
Keywords
identity, intimacy, life satisfaction, early adulthood, midlife, psychosocial development, Erikson's stages of development, developmental stability, retrospective cohort
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Female, Humans, Infant, Interpersonal Relations, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Middle Aged, Personal Satisfaction, Personality Development, Psychological Theory, Self Concept, Social Identification, Models, Statistical, Marital Status, Spouses, Young Adult

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