ArticleJournal of applied developmental psychology
Identity in young adulthood: Links with mental health and risky behavior.
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- The role of identity in the development of depressive, anxiety and psychosis symptoms in adolescents exposed to childhood adversity: a process-oriented approach.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Conflict and Intimacy in Emerging Adults' Romantic Relationships and Depressive Symptoms: The Mediating Role of Identity and Couple Satisfaction.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Does Employment Status Matter for Emerging Adult Identity Development and Life Satisfaction? A Two-wave Longitudinal Study.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2024Article
- Age of migration and common mental disorders among migrants in early adulthood: a Norwegian registry study.BMC psychiatry · 2024Article
- Voices of Identity: Exploring Identity Development and Transformation among Urban American Indian/Alaska Native Emerging Adults.Identity (Mahwah, N.J.) · 2024Article
- Experiences of racial microaggression among immigrant and Canadian-born young adults: Effects of double stigma on mental health and service use.The International journal of social psychiatry · 2023Article
- Religiosity, Identity Confusion, and Psychological Well-Being in Turkish University Students: The Moderating Role of Religious Orientation.Journal of religion and health · 2023Article
- "We Are Young, We Run Free": Predicting Factors of Life Satisfaction among Young Backpackers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Exploring the value of organizational support, engagement, and psychological wellbeing in the volunteer context.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Mindset as Characteristic Adaptations: Using Response Surface Analysis to Assess Mindset in the Personality System.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- The Role of Identity Motives on Quality of Life and Depressive Symptoms: A Comparison Between Young Adults With Multiple Sclerosis and Healthy Peers.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
- Evaluating the Psychometric Properties of a Measure of Ethnic Identity Among Black South African Youth.Identity (Mahwah, N.J.) · 2019Article
- A Cross-Cultural Perspective on the Relationships between Emotional Separation, Parental Trust, and Identity in Adolescents.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2018Article
- Longitudinal Links Between Identity Consolidation and Psychosocial Problems in Adolescence: Using Bi-Factor Latent Change and Cross-Lagged Effect Models.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2018Article
- "I can't Take Hold of Some Kind of a Life": The Role of Social Connectedness and Confidence in Engaging "Lost" Adolescents with Their Lives.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2017Article
- Self-reported dependence on mobile phones in young adults: A European cross-cultural empirical survey.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2017Article
- Science Possible Selves and the Desire to be a Scientist: Mindsets, Gender Bias, and Confidence during Early Adolescence.Social sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2017Article
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Abstract
The present study was conducted to contribute to our understanding of young adult identity development by deriving latent profiles from intrapersonal and interpersonal indices of identity synthesis and confusion. A sample of 9737 college-attending young adults completed measures of identity, mental health, and health risk behaviors. Four latent profiles emerged: Synthesized (high synthesis, low confusion), Diffused (moderate synthesis, high confusion), Elevated (high synthesis and confusion), and Moderate (moderate synthesis and confusion). The Synthesized profile was associated with the highest well-being and the lowest levels of internalizing, externalizing, and health risks. The Diffused and Elevated profiles were both associated with low well-being and with high internalizing, externalizing, and risky behaviors - with the Elevated profile highest on all of the negative outcomes. The Moderate profile scored intermediately on well-being, internalizing, externalizing, and health risks. These results are discussed in terms of the role of identity within a successful transition to adulthood.
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