Reevaluating the Identity Status Paradigm: Still Useful after 35 Years

Berzonsky, Michael D.; Adams, Gerald R.

doi:10.1006/drev.1999.0495

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“…The identity achievement status is clearly the most developmentally sophisticated status, with diffusion being the least sophisticated, as was postulated in Erikson's theory (e.g., Berzonsky & Adams, 1999;Waterman, 1999).…”

Section: Two Dimensions Of Adaptive Psychological Functioningmentioning

confidence: 83%

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Identity Formation, Personal Control Over Development, and Well-Being

Fadjukoff

Pulkkinen

2006

Socioemotional Development and Health From Adolescence to Adulthood

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Section: Two Dimensions Of Adaptive Psychological Functioningmentioning

confidence: 83%

“…Adams (Adams, 1999;Berzonsky & Adams, 1999) points out, there are 64 possible patterns for identity development with four status categories, and three measurement points for each domain. Therefore, it was not possible to follow the sequences of each developmental pathway separately in the person-oriented analyses.…”

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Identity Formation, Personal Control Over Development, and Well-Being

Fadjukoff

Pulkkinen

2006

Socioemotional Development and Health From Adolescence to Adulthood

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“…Finally, in identity achievement relatively firm commitments are made through a period of exploration, independently of parents or other authorities. Both according to the identity status theory and empirical research, identity achievement is the most mature identity status, while diffusion is the least sophisticated and adaptive status, and identity generally develops toward achievement with age (e.g., Berzonsky & Adams, 1999;Kroger, 2000Kroger, , 2003Marcia, 1993a, 1993b, Schwartz, 2001Waterman, 1999). Identity commitment has been found to be essential for personal well-being (e.g., Berzonsky, 2003;Fadjukoff & Pulkkinen, 2006;Meeus, Iedema, Helsen, &Vollebergh, 1999;Vleioras & Bosma, 2005).…”

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“…One of the few studies was a longitudinal study from early to late middle adulthood by Cramer (2004), who found satisfaction in work, positive interpersonal relationships, and involvement in community, in addition to personality characteristics, predicted progress toward identity achievement in adulthood. Theoretically, environmental contexts of development, in addition to individual characteristics, form the main source of identity formation: Engagement in the identity exploration process is generally more likely to occur in environments that expose the individual to differing points of view, and in which variability of choice is permitted, (e.g., Adams & Marshall, 1996;Berzonsky & Adams, 1999;Bosma & Kunnen, 2001;Erikson, 1968;Grotevant, 1987;Kroger, 2007;Marcia, 2001;Waterman, 1982).…”

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Changing Economic Conditions and Identity Formation in Adulthood

Fadjukoff

Kokko

Pulkkinen

2010

European Psychologist

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Identity formation in political and occupational domains was examined from young to middle adulthood based on an ongoing longitudinal study. In addition to the participants' identity status (diffused, moratorium, foreclosed, achieved), we assessed their perceived importance of politics, future orientation, and career stability four times in adulthood, at ages 27, 36, 42, and 50. The number of participants varied between analyses, from 168 to 291. Changes in the economic situation in Finland from 1986 to 2009 provided a context for the study. Data collections at ages 36 (in 1995) and 50 (in 2009) took place during economic recessions, and at age 42 (in 2001) during an economic boom. The results were discussed from both agegraded and history-graded perspectives. Developmental trends in political and occupational identity were reversed across age and changes in the economic situation. Political identity was at its lowest level and occupational identity was at its highest level at age 42 during the economic boom. Political identity progressed at a time of economic recession at age 50, whereas occupational identity regressed. In women, identity changes were associated with personal career stability. The perceived importance of politics increased concurrently with political identity achievement. During the recession when they were age 50, women tended to worry about future financial problems, while men perceived their future depending decreasingly on themselves and increasingly on the world situation. The results indicate that macro-level economical conditions may have psychological implications on people's conceptions of themselves that are worth considering in developmental studies.

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“…O'Neil and Adams [32] reported that female university students engage in binge eating to avoid dealing with identity-related issues. Other studies [33,34] found a direct relation between binge eating and a diffuse-avoidant identity style, characterized by avoiding making identity-related decisions [35,36].…”

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The Relationship between (binge) Eating and Identity Issues in Pre-bariatric Patients

Boekaerts¹,

Claes²,

Bouckaert³

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J Obes Weight Loss Ther

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Obesity is associated with high levels of psychopathology, especially among those who engage in binge eating. Patients with binge eating also report poorer long term outcomes after bariatric surgery than patients without binge eating. However, the mechanisms underlying binge eating need further investigation. The present study investigates the relationship between identity issues and the functionality of (binge) eating behaviors in bariatric surgery candidates. Results showed that pre-bariatric patients who engage in binge eating scored higher on identity confusion compared to patients without binge eating, but no difference was found for identity synthesis. Concerning the relationship between the functions of eating and identity processes, we found a positive relationship between identity confusion and external and emotional eating in patients with binge eating, but no significant relationships were found for identity synthesis. Clinical implications and suggestions for future research are discussed.

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Reevaluating the Identity Status Paradigm: Still Useful after 35 Years

Cited by 205 publications

References 54 publications

Identity Formation, Personal Control Over Development, and Well-Being

Identity Formation, Personal Control Over Development, and Well-Being

Changing Economic Conditions and Identity Formation in Adulthood

The Relationship between (binge) Eating and Identity Issues in Pre-bariatric Patients

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