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ArticleJournal of personality2026

Change Within Stability: A Mixed-Methods Study of Identity Development in Established Adulthood.

Hanna Larsson, Johanna Carlsson, Py Liv Eriksson, Moin Syed, Maria Wängqvist, Ann Frisén

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6 authors.

Hanna LarssonDepartment of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5113-9055
Johanna CarlssonDepartment of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4800-9974
Py Liv ErikssonDepartment of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4097-469X
Moin SyedDepartment of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4759-3555
Maria WängqvistDepartment of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9792-2519
Ann FrisénDepartment of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4905-6078

Funding

Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare 2005-0874Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare 2011-00722Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare 2014-00265Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare 2019-00446
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionLongitudinal studies examining identity development in adulthood are scarce, and little is known about the processes through which a stable identity is maintained or revised. This study addresses these gaps by examining (a) longitudinal patterns of identity status development from emerging through established adulthood and (b) processes of continued identity development among individuals who are stable in committed identity statuses. METHODS AND

resultsQuantitative analyses of identity status development across ages 25, 29, 33, and 39 (N = 105) revealed group-level changes, with more individuals in identity achievement and fewer in moratorium and identity diffusion at age 39 than at younger ages. However, the largest group of participants (35%, n = 37) were assigned the same committed identity status at all four time points. Longitudinal qualitative analysis of this subset from ages 33 and 39 resulted in a model with three processes of continued identity development: anchoring commitments in views of oneself, story integration, and connecting oneself to older and younger generations.

conclusionThe findings show that there is identity status change toward maturity from emerging through established adulthood, and that processes of continued development take place for individuals considered stable in their identity.

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Personality DevelopmentSelf ConceptSocial IdentificationAdultFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleSocial Groupemerging adulthoodestablished adulthoodidentity commitmentsidentity developmentidentity processesidentity statuslongitudinal patterns

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