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Identity development and adjustment during emerging adulthood from a gender perspective
Autor/es | Sánchez Queija, María Inmaculada
Domínguez Alarcón, Paula Díez López, Marta Parra Jiménez, Águeda |
Departamento | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Psicología Evolutiva y de la Educación |
Fecha de publicación | 2024 |
Fecha de depósito | 2023-12-04 |
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Resumen | Identity development is a key task during emerging adulthood. The goals of the present study are to validate the Spanish version of the Dimensions of Identity Development Scale (DIDS) and to explore the relationship between ... Identity development is a key task during emerging adulthood. The goals of the present study are to validate the Spanish version of the Dimensions of Identity Development Scale (DIDS) and to explore the relationship between identity dimensions and adjustment (flourishing and distress), from a gender perspective. The sample comprised 1502 Spanish university students (60.1% women). The results reveal that the DIDS is valid in the Spanish context and that significant gender differences were observed in some dimensions of identity development, with men scoring higher for identification with commitment and women scoring higher for exploration in depth and ruminative exploration. Finally, both dimensions of commitment and ruminative exploration had a stronger effect on men's than on women's adjustment, suggesting that the integration of the self has more impact on men's outcomes than on women's. These findings highlight the need to include the gender perspective in all future research in order to gain deeper insight into the relationship between the identity development process and adjustment during emerging adulthood. |
Agencias financiadoras | Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO). España Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (MICINN). España European Commission (EC). Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER) Consejería de Transformación Económica, Industria, Conocimiento y Universidades de la Junta de Andalucía European Commission. Fondo Social Europeo (FSO) |
Identificador del proyecto | EDU2013-45687-R
RTI2018-097405-B-I00 PROYEXCEL _00766 2019-Line_2,PAIDI_2020 |
Cita | Sánchez Queija, M.I., Domínguez Alarcón, P., Díez López, M. y Parra Jiménez, Á. (2024). Identity development and adjustment during emerging adulthood from a gender perspective. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 42 (2), 133-148. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjdp.12470. |
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