Identity formation and social relations during late adolescence
- 1 April 1988
- journal article
- conference paper
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Youth and Adolescence
- Vol. 17 (2) , 173-187
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01537966
Abstract
Theoretical assumptions outlined by Erik Erikson on psychosocial crisis resolution hypothesizes that the positive resolution of the identity crisis is predictive of more mature intimacy formation. To test this hypothesis, college-aged late adolescents (48 subjects) completed interviews and selfreport instruments measuring identity formation and degree of intimacy along with daily records of social interactions for one week. Analyses indicated a complex association between identity and intimacy formation. Comparisons were made between the exploration and commitment process of identity and the measures of intimacy formation and social interaction measures. Numerous complex sex differences were observed with several interactions between gender, exploration, commitment, and intimacy context. Findings are discussed in terms of broadening future research direction beyond the simple study of the linkage of identity and intimacy.This publication has 25 references indexed in Scilit:
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