青少年时期的同一性和亲密: 同一性类型、浪漫依恋和同一性承诺之间的联系外文翻译资料

苏州科技大学

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Journal of Adolescence 35 (2012) 1427–1439

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Journal of Adolescence

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Identity and intimacy during adolescence: Connections among identity styles, romantic attachment and identity commitment

Jennifer L. Kerpelman*, Joe F. Pittman, Hans Saint-Eloi Cadely, Felicia J. Tuggle, Marinda K. Harrell-Levy, Francesca M. Adler-Baeder

Auburn University, Human Development and Family Studies, 210 Spidle Hall, Auburn, AL 36849-5604, United States

Keywords:

Identity styles

Attachment avoidance and anxiety

Identity commitment

Middle adolescence

a b s t r a c t

Integration of adult attachment and psychosocial development theories suggests that adolescence is a time when capacities for romantic intimacy and identity formation are co-evolving. The current study addressed direct, indirect and moderated associations among identity and romantic attachment constructs with a diverse sample of 2178 middle adolescents. Identity styles were found to have unique and direct associations with identity commitment. Attachment anxiety showed only indirect associations and attach-ment avoidance had both direct and indirect associations with identity commitment. Tests of moderation revealed that gender, race and relationship status had no influence on the direct associations of identity styles or romantic attachment with identity commitment. Few differences in association strength among identity styles and romantic attachment emerged for gender or race. However, the differences found for relationship status sug-gested that relationship experiences adolescents bring to their exploration of identity and intimacy matter for how these two areas of development articulate.

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Although there are compelling theoretical arguments supporting the intersection of identity and intimacy during adoles-cence and early adulthood (Bosma amp; Gerlsma, 2003; Montgomery, 2005), relatively few efforts have examined these associ-ations empirically. Identity is the process by which individuals define themselves as unique individuals (Erikson, 1963), whereas intimacy is the ability to give and receive care from another, while simultaneously maintaining onersquo;s sense of self (Cassidy, 2001; Montgomery, 2005). Pittman, Keiley, Kerpelman, and Vaughn (2011) argue that identity development and the forma-tion of intimate relationships may be parallel and mutually influencing processes beginning in adolescence. In the current study, we examined empirical linkages among identity and intimacy variables during the period of middle adolescence.

Adolescent identity formation

The seminal work of Erikson (1963, 1968, 1980) conceptualized identity formation as a process that becomes notably active in adolescence and continues into adulthood. It includes the consideration of alternatives for who one might become (identity exploration) and a process of making increasingly firmer decisions about who one is (identity commitment) (Luyckx, Goossens, Soenens, Beyers, amp; Vansteenkiste, 2005). Identity commitment is particularly important during adolescence given its positive associations with adjustment (Crocetti, Klimstra, Keijsers, Hale, amp; Meeus, 2009; Kerpelman amp; White, 2006; Meeus, 1996).

Important to the process of identity exploration are adolescentsrsquo; identity exploration styles. These styles may emphasize openness to diverse information and possibilities (informational style), guidance from respected others (normative style), or apathy or avoidance of engagement in the identity exploration process (diffuse/avoidant style) (Berzonsky, 1992). The informational style has been linked to many positive outcomes for adolescents; the diffuse/avoidant style has been associated primarily with maladaptive behaviors; and the normative style has been associated with both positive and negative indi-cators of adjustment (Adams et al., 2001; Pittman, Kerpelman, Lamke, amp; Sollie, 2009; Smits, Soenens, Vanteenkiste, Luyckx, amp; Goossens, 2010; Soenens, Duriez, amp; Goossens, 2005). Because identity formation occurs, in part, within the context of rela-tionships, parents and peers matter for this process (Johnson et al., 2007; Meeus, Oosterwegel, amp; Vollebergh, 2002; Smits, Soenens, Luyckx, Berzonsky, amp; Goossens, 2008). Furthermore, gender is linked to this process since males tend to use the diffuse/avoidant identity style more than females do (Berzonsky, 1992; Soenens et al., 2005) and females show greater levels of identity exploration and commitment than males do (Montgomery, 2005; Samoulis, Layburn, amp; Schiaffino, 2

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