Longitudinal Associations of Identity Processing Styles With Prodiversity and Proequality Values in Adolescence

Rasa Erentaitė; Rimantas Vosylis; Elisabetta Crocetti

doi:10.1111/cdev.13291

Longitudinal Associations of Identity Processing Styles With Prodiversity and Proequality Values in Adolescence

Child Dev. 2019 Sep;90(5):1490-1502. doi: 10.1111/cdev.13291. Epub 2019 Jul 12.

Authors

Rasa Erentaitė¹, Rimantas Vosylis², Elisabetta Crocetti³

Affiliations

¹ Kaunas University of Technology.
² Mykolas Romeris University.
³ Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna.

PMID: 31301064
DOI: 10.1111/cdev.13291

Abstract

In adolescence, the formation of personal identity and values may be intertwined, since values are among the main issues considered when building one's identity. This study examined how sociocognitive strategies used in the process of identity formation were related with adoption of prodiversity and proequality values, which are critically important for socially diverse contemporary societies. Participants were 916 adolescents (51.4% females, M_age = 15.65, SD_age = 0.73 at baseline) involved in a three-wave longitudinal study with annual assessments. The results of cross-lagged analyses suggest that more rational and deliberate processing of self-relevant information is related to stronger adoption of prodiversity and proequality values over time. In turn, endorsement of prodiversity and proequality values is related to more rational and deliberate processing of self-relevant issues.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adolescent Development / physiology*
Cognition / physiology
Female
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Self Concept*
Social Identification*