The process of exploration in identity formation: the role of style and competence

This study drew on two approaches to identity formation, each postulating differing but complementary exploration components (style and competence), in an effort to better understand the identity exploration process. The sample for this study (n=215) was socio-demographically diverse with respect to...

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Published in:Journal of adolescence (London, England.) England.), 2001-08, Vol.24 (4), p.513-528
Main Authors: BERMAN, ALAN M., SCHWARTZ, SETH J., KURTINES, WILLIAM M., BERMAN, STEVEN L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Adult. Elderly
Biological and medical sciences
Child development
Cognition
Cognitive Style
Competence
Developmental psychology
Ego
Exploration
Female
Florida
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Identity Formation
Individuation
Interpersonal Competence
Male
Models, Psychological
Multiple Regression Analysis
New York
Personality Development
Personality Traits
Predictor Variables
Problem Solving
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Regression Analysis
Self Actualization
Self Concept
Social Cognition
Social Development
Styles
Teenagers
Temperament
Theory
Young Adults
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Summary:This study drew on two approaches to identity formation, each postulating differing but complementary exploration components (style and competence), in an effort to better understand the identity exploration process. The sample for this study (n=215) was socio-demographically diverse with respect to gender, age, ethnicity and setting, with participants drawn from two universities in two different settings (rural residential, and urban non-residential), with differing ethnicities (primarily non-Hispanic White vs. primarily Hispanic) and varying ages. Overall patterns of results revealed by hierarchical regression analyses were consistent with a process model of exploration and with the view that exploration is a multi-dimensional process comprized of multiple components. The findings also provide evidence for the utility of both of the critical constructivist and co-constructivist approaches to identity formation used in this study, and for the validity of the rich clinical/qualitative literature that gave rise to the construct of exploration.
ISSN:0140-1971
1095-9254
DOI:10.1006/jado.2001.0386