Black Adolescent Identity Development: Effects of Perceived Family Structure

1988 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marlene F. Watson ◽  
Howard O. Protinsky
Keyword(s):  
Identity Development ◽  
Family Structure ◽  
Adolescent Identity ◽  
Black Adolescent ◽  
Adolescent Identity Development

‘Coca-Cola Kids’ - Reflections on Black Adolescent Identity Development in Post-Apartheid South Africa

1997 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 250-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Garth Stevens ◽  
Rafiq Lockhat
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Identity Development ◽  
Black Adolescents ◽  
Identity Integration ◽  
Multiple Impacts ◽  
Political Factors ◽  
Adolescent Identity ◽  
Black Adolescent ◽  
Adolescent Identity Development ◽  
The Impact

In this paper the authors make use of Erikson's psychosocial theory and Bulhan's analysis of identity development within oppressed social groups, and explore how black adolescents may be attempting to negotiate the developmental challenges facing them within the changing socio-historical contexts of post-apartheid South Africa. It explores the impact of apartheid-capitalism on black adolescent identity development, as well as the impact of several ideological, economic and socio-political factors on these adolescents' attempts at attaining identity integration and congruence in post-apartheid South Africa. More specifically, the paper firstly argues that both the apartheid and post-apartheid socio-historical contexts have had contradictory and multiple impacts on the development of black adolescent identities and secondly, that the increasing shift from collectivist ideals to individualist ideals amongst many black adolescents, represents one possible response to these shifting socio-historical contexts.

scholarly journals Conflict-Resolution Strategies and Adolescent Identity Development

1989 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Candida C. Peterson
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Identity Development ◽  
Identity Status ◽  
Physical Injury ◽  
Adolescent Identity ◽  
Identity Foreclosure ◽  
Conflict Resolution Strategies ◽  
Adolescent Conflict ◽  
Adolescent Identity Development ◽  
Resolution Strategies

I explored the influence of parent–adolescent conflict on identity development by examining the identity status of 278 migrant and mainstream adolescents in relation to methods of dealing with disagreements with parents. Results were generally consistent with Erikson's theory, with the 8% minority of teenagers who habitually disputed so violently with their parents as to attempt to inflict verbal or physical injury scoring higher on the diffusion maladaptive identity dimension, whereas the 26% who routinely avoided all forms of heated discussion or argument scored nonsignificantly higher on identity foreclosure.

Personal Rituals in Adolescence: Their Role in Emotion Regulation and Identity Formation

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-238
Author(s):  
Sarah Demmrich ◽  
Uwe Wolfradt
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Identity Development ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Developmental Tasks ◽  
Adolescent Identity ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Male Adolescents ◽  
Identity Style ◽  
Adolescent Identity Development ◽  
The Impact

Abstract This study examines the meaning of personal rituals for the adolescent identity development and emotion regulation. Both are ritual functions and can be characterized as adolescent developmental tasks. However, there is no consistent pattern in previous research to explain the processes for how identity is formed and emotions are regulated during the performance of personal rituals. Therefore, a questionnaire study among 410 (182 male) adolescents (age: M = 15.06, SD = .61) was carried out. The questionnaire used the Berzonsky Identity Style Inventory and various measures to assess different experiences during the ritual (i.e. mood, emotion regulation, reality-transforming experiences). After separating spiritual from non-spiritual rituals, the results showed that spiritual rituals were used as a means for emotion regulation. Furthermore, self-reflection was closely related to the information-oriented identity style. The findings are discussed against the background of the impact of spiritual practices for emotional and identity development in adolescence.

scholarly journals “We are different, that’s a fact, but they treat us like we’re different-er”: Understandings of autism and adolescent identity development

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sue Mesa ◽  
Lorna G. Hamilton
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Identity Development ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Adolescent Identity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Opting Out ◽  
School Based ◽  
Adolescent Identity Development

Purpose A key development in early adolescence is the active construction of individual identity; for autistic young people, integrating the idea of “being autistic” forms part of this process. The purpose of this paper is to explore identity development from a contextualist perspective, foregrounding young people’s experiences within mainstream educational settings. Design/methodology/approach A longitudinal, qualitative methodology was used: semi-structured interviews were conducted annually with 14 autistic young people, their parents and teachers between school years 6 and 9. Findings Young people felt different from their neurotypical peers and their acceptance of their diagnosis changed over time as they managed their developing personal and public identities. In pursuit of being treated “normally,” many camouflaged their differences at school, which sometimes involved opting out of school-based support. Adults described their own understandings of autism and discussed the responses of others in the school environment to autistic differences. Originality/value The influence of sociocultural discourses of autism on young people’s identity development is discussed and implications for both school based and post-diagnostic support for young people and their families explored.

scholarly journals Compare and despair or compare and explore? Instagram social comparisons of ability and opinion predict adolescent identity development

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward John Noon
Keyword(s):  
Identity Development ◽  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Social Comparisons ◽  
Adolescent Identity ◽  
Identity Processes ◽  
Paper Survey ◽  
Adolescent Identity Development ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Reconsideration Of Commitment

Whilst there is an emerging literature concerning social comparisons on social networking sites (SNSs), very little is known about the extent to which such behaviours inform adolescent identity. Drawing upon the three-factor model of identity development (Crocetti, Rubini & Meeus, 2008), this study seeks to determine the relationship between Instagram comparisons of ability and opinion and three identity processes: commitment, in-depth exploration, and reconsideration of commitment. 177 British adolescents responded to a paper survey (Mage = 15.45; Female, 54.8%) between December 2018 and February 2019. Instagram social comparisons of ability were positively associated with commitment and in-depth exploration, whilst their relationship with reconsideration of commitment was moderated by gender. In contrast, Instagram social comparisons of opinion were positively related with in-depth exploration and reconsideration of commitment. Findings suggest that although both forms of social comparison behaviour may evoke adolescents to explore their identity, Instagram social comparisons of ability may have less maladaptive identity implications for adolescent males.

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