Skala Wymiarów Rozwoju Tożsamości DIDS: Wersja zrewidowana

Abstract

The present article describes the process of revision of the Polish adaptation of the popular identity measure-The Dimensions of Identity Development Scale. The article presents theoretical assumptions of the scale, reasons for undertaking the process of revision of the Polish adaptation of the DIDS, and the results of three studies in which the revised questionnaire was used. The obtained results suggest that in its current version the Polish adaptation of the DIDS is a reliable and factorially valid measure. The associations of the five identity processes measured by the DIDS (exploration in breadth, commitment making, exploration in depth, identification with commitment, ruminative exploration) with rumination, reflection, worry, shame, guilt, indecisiveness, and educational identity dimensions support the validity of the Polish adaptation of the measure.

Perfectionism and Identity Processes in Two Domains: Mediational Roles of Worry, Rumination, Indecisiveness, Shame, and Guilt

“…Identity processes in the future plans domain were assessed using the Dimensions of Identity Development Scale (DIDS; Luyckx et al, 2008c; Polish adaptation: Piotrowski and Brzezińska, 2017). The scale measures five processes: exploration in breadth (five items, e.g., I try to find out which lifestyle would be good for me ), exploration in depth (five items, e.g., I work out for myself if the aims I put forward in life really suit me ), ruminative exploration (five items, e.g., I am doubtful about what I really want to achieve in life ), commitment making (five items, e.g., I have decided on the direction I want to follow in my life ), and identification with commitment (five items, e.g., My plans for the future match with my true interests and values ).…”

“…Proneness to shame and guilt was measured with the Personal Feelings Questionnaire-2 (PFQ-2; Harder and Zalma, 1990; Polish adaptation: Piotrowski and Brzezińska, 2017). The scale consists of a list of 22 adjectives describing emotional states, 10 of which assess proneness to feeling shame (e.g., feeling humiliated, feeling laughable ), and 6 assess proneness to feeling guilt (e.g., regret, intense guilt ); the other items were not included.…”