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- Title
Identity development and adjustment during emerging adulthood from a gender perspective.
- Authors
Sánchez‐Queija, Inmaculada; Domínguez‐Alarcón, Paula; Díez, Marta; Parra, Águeda
- Abstract
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.
- Subjects
ADOLESCENT development; GENDER identity; RESEARCH funding; SEX distribution; RESEARCH methodology evaluation; PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; RESEARCH methodology; COLLEGE students
- Publication
British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2024, Vol 42, Issue 2, p133
- ISSN
0261-510X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/bjdp.12470