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Identity Trajectories and Narratives during the Transition out of Undergraduate Education among Georgian Emerging Adults
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Skhirtladze, Nino; Javakhishvili, Nino; Syed, Moin; Klimstra, Theo; Schwartz, Seth J.; Luyckx, Koen – Developmental Psychology, 2022
The transition out of university education and into the workforce represents a turning point in terms of the evolution of one's goals, roles, responsibilities, relationships, and lifestyle. For this reason, this transition might create important challenges and opportunities for identity formation. The present mixed-method longitudinal study…
Descriptors: College Seniors, College Graduates, Young Adults, Outcomes of Education
Linking Identity and Depressive Symptoms across Adolescence: A Multisample Longitudinal Study Testing Within-Person Effects
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Becht, Andrik I.; Luyckx, Koen; Nelemans, Stefanie A.; Goossens, Luc; Branje, Susan J. T.; Vollebergh, Wilma A. M.; Meeus, Wim H. J. – Developmental Psychology, 2019
This multisample longitudinal study examined the directionality of effects between identity exploration and commitment processes and depressive symptoms across adolescence. We compared two theoretical perspectives. According to the vulnerability model, identity uncertainty predicts depressive symptoms, whereas the scar model holds that depressive…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Adolescents, Longitudinal Studies
Identity Exploration and Commitment in Early Adolescence: Genetic and Environmental Contributions
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Markovitch, Noam; Luyckx, Koen; Klimstra, Theo; Abramson, Lior; Knafo-Noam, Ariel – Developmental Psychology, 2017
Identity formation is a key developmental task in adolescence. Although many adolescents in modern societies face issues of identity, there are substantial individual differences in identity exploration and commitment. Little is known about the origins of these individual differences. The current study investigated the genetic and environmental…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Identification (Psychology), Adolescent Development, Genetics
The Meaningful Identity: A Longitudinal Look at the Interplay between Identity and Meaning in Life in Adolescence
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Negru-Subtirica, Oana; Pop, Eleonora Ioana; Luyckx, Koen; Dezutter, Jessie; Steger, Michael F. – Developmental Psychology, 2016
Identity formation in adolescence is closely linked to searching for and acquiring meaning in one's life. To date little is known about the manner in which these 2 constructs may be related in this developmental stage. In order to shed more light on their longitudinal links, we conducted a 3-wave longitudinal study, investigating how identity…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Longitudinal Studies, Age Differences, Gender Differences
Identity Processes and Personality Traits and Types in Adolescence: Directionality of Effects and Developmental Trajectories
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Luyckx, Koen; Teppers, Eveline; Klimstra, Theo A.; Rassart, Jessica – Developmental Psychology, 2014
Personality traits are hypothesized to be among the most important factors contributing to individual differences in identity development. However, longitudinal studies linking Big Five personality traits to contemporary identity models (in which multiple exploration and commitment processes are distinguished) are largely lacking. To gain more…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Self Concept, Personality Traits, Adolescent Development
A Developmental Contextual Perspective on Identity Construction in Emerging Adulthood: Change Dynamics in Commitment Formation and Commitment Evaluation
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Luyckx, Koen; Goossens, Luc; Soenens, Bart – Developmental Psychology, 2006
A developmental contextual test of a dual-cycle model of identity formation is presented. In addition to a commitment-formation cycle-represented by Marcia's (1966) classical dimensions of exploration in breadth and commitment making--the model comprises a commitment-evaluation cycle--constituted by 2 additional dimensions of exploration in depth…
Descriptors: Developmental Psychology, Academic Persistence, Psychological Evaluation, College Students