TY - JOUR
T1 - Daily dynamics of personal identity and self-concept clarity
AU - Schwartz, S.J.
AU - Klimstra, T.A.
AU - Luyckx, K.
AU - Hale, W.W.
AU - Frijns, T.
AU - Oosterwegel, A.
AU - van Lier, P.A.C.
AU - Koot, H.M.
AU - Meeus, W.H.J.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - We examined the daily dynamics among self-concept clarity and identity processes, and their effects on distress, among a sample of 580 Dutch adolescents. Participants completed measures of identity, self-concept clarity, anxiety and depression at annual intervals; and daily single-item measures of self-concept clarity, identity commitments and reconsideration across three 5-day weeks. We examined (a) cross-lagged associations of self-concept clarity to identity commitment and reconsideration and (b) associations of daily fluctuations in self and identity processes to later anxiety and depression. Results indicated that self-concept clarity and identity commitments influence one another reciprocally across days, and that day-to-day fluctuations in identity predicted later anxiety and depression. Results are discussed in terms of self and identity processes and their effects on distress. © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
AB - We examined the daily dynamics among self-concept clarity and identity processes, and their effects on distress, among a sample of 580 Dutch adolescents. Participants completed measures of identity, self-concept clarity, anxiety and depression at annual intervals; and daily single-item measures of self-concept clarity, identity commitments and reconsideration across three 5-day weeks. We examined (a) cross-lagged associations of self-concept clarity to identity commitment and reconsideration and (b) associations of daily fluctuations in self and identity processes to later anxiety and depression. Results indicated that self-concept clarity and identity commitments influence one another reciprocally across days, and that day-to-day fluctuations in identity predicted later anxiety and depression. Results are discussed in terms of self and identity processes and their effects on distress. © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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U2 - 10.1002/per.798
DO - 10.1002/per.798
M3 - Article
SN - 0890-2070
VL - 25
SP - 373
EP - 385
JO - European Journal of Personality
JF - European Journal of Personality
IS - 5
ER -
