Identity processes and statuses in post‐Soviet Georgia: Exploration processes operate differently

Skhirtladze, Nino; Javakhishvili, Nino; Schwartz, Seth J.; Beyers, Wim; Luyckx, Koen

doi:10.1016/j.adolescence.2015.08.006

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“…First, latent profile analyses yielded five identity profiles identified also in previous studies (e.g., Schwartz et al, 2011). It is worthy of note that in this study the achievement profile showed relatively weak exploration of alternatives, as has been observed in other studies (Skhirtladze, Javakhishvili, Schwartz, Beyers, & Luyckx, 2016).…”

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confidence: 82%

Identity profiles and digital engagement among Finnish high school students

Mannerström¹,

Hietajärvi²,

Muotka³

et al. 2018

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Developing a stable personal identity is considered a more precarious task in today's society than hitherto. Skilful digital engagement may, however, constitute a valuable asset in necessary identity exploration and commitment. Applying a person-oriented approach, we examined for the first time how identity profiles are associated with digital engagement, operationalized as digital competence, gaming seriousness, type of internet activity and excessive ICT use. After controlling for gender, life satisfaction and parental SES, this study of a Finnish high school sample (N = 932) revealed that adolescents with future commitments and some exploration of options (achievement, searching moratorium) were the most advanced in digital skills and, in the former case, least prone to excessive ICT use. By contrast, adolescents desperately trying to solve the identity task (ruminative moratorium) scored highest on friendship-driven internet activity and excessive ICT use, whereas diffused individuals had the weakest digital competence. No differences between the profiles emerged regarding gaming and interest-driven internet activity. The results suggest that the digital world and related devices are purposeful tools for shaping and maintaining healthy identity commitments.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 82%

Identity profiles and digital engagement among Finnish high school students

Mannerström¹,

Hietajärvi²,

Muotka³

et al. 2018

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“…Higher scores suggest more severe depressive symptomatology. The BDI has been used in previous studies of the Georgian population [16,17]. …”

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confidence: 99%

Relationship between Sleep Disorders and Health Related Quality of Life—Results from the Georgia SOMNUS Study

Darchia

Oniani

Sakhelashvili

et al. 2018

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The extent to which sleep disorders are associated with impairment of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is poorly described in the developing world. We investigated the prevalence and severity of various sleep disorders and their associations with HRQoL in an urban Georgian population. 395 volunteers (20–60 years) completed Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Epworth Sleepiness Scale, STOP-Bang questionnaire, Insomnia Severity Index, Beck Depression Inventory-Short Form, and Short Form Health Survey (SF-12). Socio-demographic data and body mass index (BMI) were obtained. The prevalence of sleep disorders and their association with HRQoL was considerable. All SF-12 components and physical and mental component summaries (PCS, MCS) were significantly lower in poor sleepers, subjects with daytime sleepiness, apnea risk, or insomnia. Insomnia and apnea severity were also associated with lower scores on most SF-12 dimensions. The effect of insomnia severity was more pronounced on MCS, while apnea severity—on PCS. Hierarchical analyses showed that after controlling for potential confounding factors (demographics, depression, BMI), sleep quality significantly increased model’s predictive power with an R2 change (ΔR2) by 3.5% for PCS (adjusted R2 = 0.27) and by 2.9% for MCS (adjusted R2 = 0.48); for the other SF-12 components ΔR2 ranged between 1.4% and 4.6%. ESS, STOP-Bang, ISI scores, all exerted clear effects on PCS and MCS in an individual regression models. Our results confirm and extend the findings of studies from Western societies and strongly support the importance of sleep for HRQoL. Elaboration of intervention programs designed to strengthen sleep-related health care and thereof HRQoL is especially important in the developing world.

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“…( 2015) and Skhirtladze et al (2015) have independently found that in-depth exploration can be both positively and negatively related to commitment. They therefore proposed to subdivide in-depth exploration in two subcategories: commitment reconsideration, which is related to decreases in commitment; and reflective in depth exploration, which is related to increases in commitment.…”

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Micro-level mechanisms of identity development: The role of emotional experiences in commitment development.

Gaag

Albers²,

Kunnen

2017

Developmental Psychology

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Based on Marcia's theory, many researchers consider exploration and commitment as the main processes in identity development. Although some identity theorists have hypothesized that emotional experiences may also be an important part of the mechanisms of identity development, empirical research to investigate this claim has been lagging behind. In this study, we shed light on the role of emotional experiences in micro-level commitment dynamics, and compare this to the role of exploration. We take a within-individual approach, and particularly focus on educational commitment. We collected weekly measurements among 103 first year university students over several months, resulting in 22 to 30 measurements for each individual. Every week, the students reported an important experience and accompanying positive and negative emotions, their level of educational exploration and commitment. We generated linear growth models for each individual separately, using Dynamic Linear Modeling. These individual models generate regression weights that indicate how strong the impact is of exploration, positive and negative emotional experiences on changes in micro-level commitment for each individual. Our main finding is that both positive and negative emotional experiences are indeed related to changes in educational commitment.Positive experiences, but surprisingly, also negative experiences, are related to increases in educational commitment for the majority of individuals. Moreover, for the large majority of individuals, the impact of emotional experiences is larger than the impact of exploration. We therefore conclude that it is highly likely that emotional experiences are an essential part of the micro-level mechanisms of identity development.3

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Identity processes and statuses in post‐Soviet Georgia: Exploration processes operate differently

Cited by 58 publications

References 70 publications

Identity profiles and digital engagement among Finnish high school students

Identity profiles and digital engagement among Finnish high school students

Relationship between Sleep Disorders and Health Related Quality of Life—Results from the Georgia SOMNUS Study

Micro-level mechanisms of identity development: The role of emotional experiences in commitment development.

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