Individual Differences in Identity Styles Predict Proactive Forms of Positive Adjustment
Titel:
Individual Differences in Identity Styles Predict Proactive Forms of Positive Adjustment
Auteur:
Seaton, Cherisse L. Beaumont, Sherry L.
Verschenen in:
Identity
Paginering:
Jaargang 8 (2008) nr. 3 pagina's 249-268
Jaar:
2008-07
Inhoud:
The purpose of this study was to examine patterns of differences in proactive, adaptive forms of positive adjustment as a function of identity processing style. Three hundred undergraduate students (98 men, 202 women) completed self-report measures of identity styles (informational, normative, diffuse-avoidant), identity commitment, curiosity/exploration, proactive coping, and emotional intelligence. All three identity styles and identity commitment were found to be related to curiosity/exploration, proactive coping, and emotional intelligence. These relationships were positive with identity commitment and the informational and normative styles. When the overlapping variance accounted for by identity commitment was controlled via hierarchical regression, all three identity styles significantly predicted emotional intelligence, with positive predictions from the normative and informational styles. However, only the informational identity style made a unique positive contribution to curiosity/exploration and to proactive coping. These results are discussed in terms of the role of identity processing style in positive adjustment.
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