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Identity Processing Style and Meaning in Life among Emerging Adults: Mediational Role of Commitment

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  • Natalia Czyżowska

    (Institute of Psychology, Pedagogical University of Kraków, 30-084 Krakow, Poland)

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Building one’s own identity and finding meaning in life are important tasks for emerging adults. Although many agree that both are essential in terms of the well-being and proper functioning of an individual, there is little empirical data concerning the relationship between the way young people process information about themselves and the feeling that their life has a purpose and value. Therefore, the aim of this study was to explore how identity processing styles (normative, diffuse-avoidant and informational) and two dimensions of meaning of life (presence and the search for meaning) are related. It was also assumed that identity commitment could play a mediating role between those variables. 183 emerging adults who participated in the study completed Identity Style Inventory (ISI-5) and Meaning in Life Questionnaire. The cross-sectional study design was used. Using Structural Equation Modeling revealed that commitment mediated the relationship between two of three identity styles (diffuse-avoidant and informational) and presence, but not search for or meaning in life. Normative identity style also negatively predicted the search for meaning in life. It seems that commitment might play an important role in meaning-making process, and as such, should be strengthened and encouraged when working with individuals at this stage in life.

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  • Natalia Czyżowska, 2022. "Identity Processing Style and Meaning in Life among Emerging Adults: Mediational Role of Commitment," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(11), pages 1-11, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:11:p:6585-:d:826534
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    1. Michael Berzonsky & Jan Cieciuch, 2016. "Mediational Role of Identity Commitment in Relationships Between Identity Processing Style and Psychological Well-Being," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 17(1), pages 145-162, February.
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