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identity processes and parent child and sibling relationships in adolescence a five wave multi informant longitudinal study
Child Development, 2017Co-Authors: Elisabetta Crocetti, Wim Meeus, Susan J T Branje, Monica Rubini, Hans M KootAbstract:The purpose of this study was to examine reciprocal associations between identity processes (commitment, in-depth exploration, and Reconsideration of commitment) and dimensions (support, negative interaction, and power) of maternal, paternal, and sibling relationships. A total of 497 Dutch families including 14-years-old adolescents (56.9% males), their fathers, mothers, and siblings, for a total of 1,988 respondents, participated in a five-wave longitudinal study. Cross-lagged analyses indicated that commitment and in-depth exploration predicted improvements in family relationships (unidirectional effects), whereas Reconsideration of commitment was predicted by low levels of maternal support and worsened the quality of the paternal relationship (reciprocal effects). These results were not moderated by adolescents' gender and sibling characteristics. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
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on the interplay between academic achievement and educational identity a longitudinal study
Journal of Adolescence, 2016Co-Authors: Oana Negrusubtirica, Elisabetta Crocetti, Adrian Opre, Wim MeeusAbstract:The present three-wave longitudinal study provides empirical evidence for the mechanisms of the bright and dark sides of identity development in the academic context. First, we investigated the patterns of stability and change in educational identity and academic achievement among adolescents. Second, we examined the reciprocal associations between identity processes (i.e., commitment, in-depth exploration, and Reconsideration of commitment) and academic achievement. The main results of the study highlighted that academic achievement predicts the manner in which adolescents deal with their identity issues in the academic context. Thus, high academic achievement leads to high levels of commitment (identity synthesis), while low academic achievement leads to high levels of Reconsideration of commitment (identity confusion). This unidirectional pattern of effects applied equally to adolescent boys and girls, early-to-middle and middle-to-late adolescents, and to adolescents attending theoretical and vocational schools. Practical implications are discussed.
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impact of early adolescent externalizing problem behaviors on identity development in middle to late adolescence a prospective 7 year longitudinal study
Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2013Co-Authors: Elisabetta Crocetti, Wim Meeus, Theo A Klimstra, William W Hale, Hans M KootAbstract:Adolescents at-risk for problem behaviors can have more difficulties in developing a firm sense of personal identity. Hence the purpose of this prospective longitudinal study was to scrutinize how externalizing problems in early adolescence impact identity development in middle to late adolescence. Participants were 443 (43.12 % female) Dutch adolescents. Teachers rated their externalizing problem behaviors when participants were 11 or 12 years old and their identity formation was studied during five consecutive years (from 14 to 18 years of age). The sample was divided into four groups: boys and girls with a high versus a low-risk for externalizing problem behaviors. Participants completed a self-report measure of identity commitment, in-depth exploration, and Reconsideration of commitment. Multi-group Latent Growth Curve and profile stability analyses were used to evaluate identity development across adolescence. Findings indicated that high-risk boys and girls reported a less structured identity, with lower levels of commitment and higher levels of Reconsideration of commitment. Since externalizing problems behaviors and lack of a coherent sense of identity might reinforce each other, early intervention for high-risk adolescents might foster positive youth development.
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short term fluctuations in identity introducing a micro level approach to identity formation
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2010Co-Authors: Theo A Klimstra, Koen Luyckx, William A Hale, Tom Frijns, Pol A C Van Lier, Wim MeeusAbstract:The present study was aimed at examining one relatively neglected part of the identity formation process: the short-term dynamics of identity formation. The short-term dynamics were assessed by examining (a) the day-to-day course of 2 key dimensions of identity formation (i.e., commitment and Reconsideration) and (b) the impact of fluctuations in commitment and Reconsideration on subsequent levels of these 2 dimensions. Longitudinal data on 580 early adolescents (54.8% boys, 45.2% girls) were used to test these assertions. The authors found evidence for a commitment-Reconsideration dynamic that operated on a day-to-day basis. Furthermore, the findings confirmed E. H. Erikson's (1950) assertion that identity reflects a sense of sameness and continuity as a more stable identity (reflected by little day-to-day fluctuations) was predictive of higher levels of commitment and lower levels of Reconsideration. Taken together, the present study underscores the importance of the short-term dynamics of identity formation.
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identity formation in adolescence change or stability
Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2010Co-Authors: Theo A Klimstra, William W Hale, Quinten A W Raaijmakers, Susan J T Branje, Wim MeeusAbstract:The aim of this five-wave longitudinal study of 923 early to middle adolescents (50.7% boys; 49.3% girls) and 390 middle to late adolescents (43.3% boys and 56.7% girls) is to provide a comprehensive view on change and stability in identity formation from ages 12 to 20. Several types of change and stability (i.e., mean-level change, rank-order stability, and profile similarity) were assessed for three dimensions of identity formation (i.e., commitment, in-depth exploration, and Reconsideration), using adolescent self-report questionnaires. Results revealed changes in identity dimensions towards maturity, indicated by a decreasing tendency for Reconsideration, increasingly more in-depth exploration, and increasingly more stable identity dimension profiles. Mean levels of commitment remained stable, and rank-order stability of commitment, in-depth exploration, and Reconsideration did not change with age. Overall, girls were more mature with regard to identity formation in early adolescence, but boys had caught up with them by late adolescence. Taken together, our findings indicate that adolescent identity formation is guided by progressive changes in the way adolescents deal with commitments, rather than by changes in the commitments themselves.
Theo A Klimstra - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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impact of early adolescent externalizing problem behaviors on identity development in middle to late adolescence a prospective 7 year longitudinal study
Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2013Co-Authors: Elisabetta Crocetti, Wim Meeus, Theo A Klimstra, William W Hale, Hans M KootAbstract:Adolescents at-risk for problem behaviors can have more difficulties in developing a firm sense of personal identity. Hence the purpose of this prospective longitudinal study was to scrutinize how externalizing problems in early adolescence impact identity development in middle to late adolescence. Participants were 443 (43.12 % female) Dutch adolescents. Teachers rated their externalizing problem behaviors when participants were 11 or 12 years old and their identity formation was studied during five consecutive years (from 14 to 18 years of age). The sample was divided into four groups: boys and girls with a high versus a low-risk for externalizing problem behaviors. Participants completed a self-report measure of identity commitment, in-depth exploration, and Reconsideration of commitment. Multi-group Latent Growth Curve and profile stability analyses were used to evaluate identity development across adolescence. Findings indicated that high-risk boys and girls reported a less structured identity, with lower levels of commitment and higher levels of Reconsideration of commitment. Since externalizing problems behaviors and lack of a coherent sense of identity might reinforce each other, early intervention for high-risk adolescents might foster positive youth development.
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short term fluctuations in identity introducing a micro level approach to identity formation
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2010Co-Authors: Theo A Klimstra, Koen Luyckx, William A Hale, Tom Frijns, Pol A C Van Lier, Wim MeeusAbstract:The present study was aimed at examining one relatively neglected part of the identity formation process: the short-term dynamics of identity formation. The short-term dynamics were assessed by examining (a) the day-to-day course of 2 key dimensions of identity formation (i.e., commitment and Reconsideration) and (b) the impact of fluctuations in commitment and Reconsideration on subsequent levels of these 2 dimensions. Longitudinal data on 580 early adolescents (54.8% boys, 45.2% girls) were used to test these assertions. The authors found evidence for a commitment-Reconsideration dynamic that operated on a day-to-day basis. Furthermore, the findings confirmed E. H. Erikson's (1950) assertion that identity reflects a sense of sameness and continuity as a more stable identity (reflected by little day-to-day fluctuations) was predictive of higher levels of commitment and lower levels of Reconsideration. Taken together, the present study underscores the importance of the short-term dynamics of identity formation.
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identity formation in adolescence change or stability
Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2010Co-Authors: Theo A Klimstra, William W Hale, Quinten A W Raaijmakers, Susan J T Branje, Wim MeeusAbstract:The aim of this five-wave longitudinal study of 923 early to middle adolescents (50.7% boys; 49.3% girls) and 390 middle to late adolescents (43.3% boys and 56.7% girls) is to provide a comprehensive view on change and stability in identity formation from ages 12 to 20. Several types of change and stability (i.e., mean-level change, rank-order stability, and profile similarity) were assessed for three dimensions of identity formation (i.e., commitment, in-depth exploration, and Reconsideration), using adolescent self-report questionnaires. Results revealed changes in identity dimensions towards maturity, indicated by a decreasing tendency for Reconsideration, increasingly more in-depth exploration, and increasingly more stable identity dimension profiles. Mean levels of commitment remained stable, and rank-order stability of commitment, in-depth exploration, and Reconsideration did not change with age. Overall, girls were more mature with regard to identity formation in early adolescence, but boys had caught up with them by late adolescence. Taken together, our findings indicate that adolescent identity formation is guided by progressive changes in the way adolescents deal with commitments, rather than by changes in the commitments themselves.
Elisabetta Crocetti - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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identity processes and parent child and sibling relationships in adolescence a five wave multi informant longitudinal study
Child Development, 2017Co-Authors: Elisabetta Crocetti, Wim Meeus, Susan J T Branje, Monica Rubini, Hans M KootAbstract:The purpose of this study was to examine reciprocal associations between identity processes (commitment, in-depth exploration, and Reconsideration of commitment) and dimensions (support, negative interaction, and power) of maternal, paternal, and sibling relationships. A total of 497 Dutch families including 14-years-old adolescents (56.9% males), their fathers, mothers, and siblings, for a total of 1,988 respondents, participated in a five-wave longitudinal study. Cross-lagged analyses indicated that commitment and in-depth exploration predicted improvements in family relationships (unidirectional effects), whereas Reconsideration of commitment was predicted by low levels of maternal support and worsened the quality of the paternal relationship (reciprocal effects). These results were not moderated by adolescents' gender and sibling characteristics. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
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on the interplay between academic achievement and educational identity a longitudinal study
Journal of Adolescence, 2016Co-Authors: Oana Negrusubtirica, Elisabetta Crocetti, Adrian Opre, Wim MeeusAbstract:The present three-wave longitudinal study provides empirical evidence for the mechanisms of the bright and dark sides of identity development in the academic context. First, we investigated the patterns of stability and change in educational identity and academic achievement among adolescents. Second, we examined the reciprocal associations between identity processes (i.e., commitment, in-depth exploration, and Reconsideration of commitment) and academic achievement. The main results of the study highlighted that academic achievement predicts the manner in which adolescents deal with their identity issues in the academic context. Thus, high academic achievement leads to high levels of commitment (identity synthesis), while low academic achievement leads to high levels of Reconsideration of commitment (identity confusion). This unidirectional pattern of effects applied equally to adolescent boys and girls, early-to-middle and middle-to-late adolescents, and to adolescents attending theoretical and vocational schools. Practical implications are discussed.
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impact of early adolescent externalizing problem behaviors on identity development in middle to late adolescence a prospective 7 year longitudinal study
Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2013Co-Authors: Elisabetta Crocetti, Wim Meeus, Theo A Klimstra, William W Hale, Hans M KootAbstract:Adolescents at-risk for problem behaviors can have more difficulties in developing a firm sense of personal identity. Hence the purpose of this prospective longitudinal study was to scrutinize how externalizing problems in early adolescence impact identity development in middle to late adolescence. Participants were 443 (43.12 % female) Dutch adolescents. Teachers rated their externalizing problem behaviors when participants were 11 or 12 years old and their identity formation was studied during five consecutive years (from 14 to 18 years of age). The sample was divided into four groups: boys and girls with a high versus a low-risk for externalizing problem behaviors. Participants completed a self-report measure of identity commitment, in-depth exploration, and Reconsideration of commitment. Multi-group Latent Growth Curve and profile stability analyses were used to evaluate identity development across adolescence. Findings indicated that high-risk boys and girls reported a less structured identity, with lower levels of commitment and higher levels of Reconsideration of commitment. Since externalizing problems behaviors and lack of a coherent sense of identity might reinforce each other, early intervention for high-risk adolescents might foster positive youth development.
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capturing the dynamics of identity formation in various ethnic groups development and validation of a three dimensional model
Journal of Adolescence, 2008Co-Authors: Elisabetta Crocetti, Monica Rubini, Wim MeeusAbstract:The aim of this study was to develop a model of identity formation comprising three structural dimensions: commitment, in-depth exploration and Reconsideration of commitment. A new tool, the Utrecht-Management of Identity Commitments Scale, was designed to assess these processes. Early and middle adolescents (N=1952) participated in this study. Confirmatory factor analyses revealed that the three-factor model provided a better fit than alternative one- and two-factor models. The model applied not only to the whole adolescent sample, but also to male and female subsamples and to early and middle adolescent age groups. Additionally, we established interethnic equivalence of the model, in that it also fit well for ethnic minority adolescents. In accordance with hypotheses, regression analyses showed that commitment, in-depth exploration and Reconsideration of commitment were significantly related to measures of self and personality, psychosocial problems and parent-adolescent relations. Implications and suggestions for future research are discussed.
Koen Luyckx - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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ruminative exploration and Reconsideration of commitment as risk factors for suboptimal identity development in adolescence and emerging adulthood
Journal of Adolescence, 2016Co-Authors: Wim Beyers, Koen LuyckxAbstract:Rather than looking at quantitative differences in exploration and commitment as indicators of (un)healthy identity formation, this study focuses on two qualitatively different forms of exploration using cross-sectional data of 4259 Belgian adolescents and emerging adults (aged 14-30 years; 64% female). First, ruminative exploration or brooding and worrying without being able to decide what you want in life, emerged as a risk factor for weak commitments and maladjustment. Its strong relationship with maladjustment was only slightly buffered by healthy forms of exploration. Second, Reconsideration of commitment or feeling uncertain about current commitments and start looking for new commitments, showed similar negative relationships with commitment making and identification. Moreover, Reconsideration of commitment rendered healthy forms of exploration ineffective (i.e., not predicting strong commitments or identifications with life choices). By focusing on the exact meaning and role of these two risk factors, this study sheds light on the dark side of identity formation and might be relevant for counselors working with youth that struggle with identity formation.
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short term fluctuations in identity introducing a micro level approach to identity formation
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2010Co-Authors: Theo A Klimstra, Koen Luyckx, William A Hale, Tom Frijns, Pol A C Van Lier, Wim MeeusAbstract:The present study was aimed at examining one relatively neglected part of the identity formation process: the short-term dynamics of identity formation. The short-term dynamics were assessed by examining (a) the day-to-day course of 2 key dimensions of identity formation (i.e., commitment and Reconsideration) and (b) the impact of fluctuations in commitment and Reconsideration on subsequent levels of these 2 dimensions. Longitudinal data on 580 early adolescents (54.8% boys, 45.2% girls) were used to test these assertions. The authors found evidence for a commitment-Reconsideration dynamic that operated on a day-to-day basis. Furthermore, the findings confirmed E. H. Erikson's (1950) assertion that identity reflects a sense of sameness and continuity as a more stable identity (reflected by little day-to-day fluctuations) was predictive of higher levels of commitment and lower levels of Reconsideration. Taken together, the present study underscores the importance of the short-term dynamics of identity formation.
Antonino Rotolo - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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rule based agents compliance and intention Reconsideration in defeasible logic
Rules and Rule Markup Languages for the Semantic Web, 2011Co-Authors: Antonino RotoloAbstract:This paper shows how belief revision techniques can be used in Defeasible Logic to change rule-based theories characterizing the deliberation process of cognitive agents. We discuss intention Reconsideration as a strategy to make agents compliant with the norms regulating their behavior.
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norm compliance of rule based cognitive agents
International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 2011Co-Authors: Antonino RotoloAbstract:This paper shows how belief revision techniques can be used in Defeasible Logic to change rule-based theories characterizing the deliberation process of cognitive agents. We discuss intention Reconsideration as a strategy to make agents compliant with the norms regulating their behavior.
