TY - JOUR
T1 - Identity and intimacy during adolescence
T2 - Connections among identity styles, romantic attachment and identity commitment
AU - Kerpelman, Jennifer L.
AU - Pittman, Joe F.
AU - Saint-Eloi Cadely, Hans
AU - Tuggle, Felicia J.
AU - Harrell-Levy, Marinda K.
AU - Adler-Baeder, Francesca M.
N1 - Funding Information:
Support of this research was provided by Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation/Administration for Children and Families/United States Department of Health and Human Services ( DHHS-90OJ2017 ) and U.S. Department of Agriculture, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station Hatch Grant ( AES ALA042-1-08035 ).
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PY - 2012/12
Y1 - 2012/12
N2 - Integration of adult attachment and psychosocial development theories suggests that adolescence is a time when capacities for romantic intimacy and identity formation are co-evolving. The current study addressed direct, indirect and moderated associations among identity and romantic attachment constructs with a diverse sample of 2178 middle adolescents. Identity styles were found to have unique and direct associations with identity commitment. Attachment anxiety showed only indirect associations and attachment avoidance had both direct and indirect associations with identity commitment. Tests of moderation revealed that gender, race and relationship status had no influence on the direct associations of identity styles or romantic attachment with identity commitment. Few differences in association strength among identity styles and romantic attachment emerged for gender or race. However, the differences found for relationship status suggested that relationship experiences adolescents bring to their exploration of identity and intimacy matter for how these two areas of development articulate.
AB - Integration of adult attachment and psychosocial development theories suggests that adolescence is a time when capacities for romantic intimacy and identity formation are co-evolving. The current study addressed direct, indirect and moderated associations among identity and romantic attachment constructs with a diverse sample of 2178 middle adolescents. Identity styles were found to have unique and direct associations with identity commitment. Attachment anxiety showed only indirect associations and attachment avoidance had both direct and indirect associations with identity commitment. Tests of moderation revealed that gender, race and relationship status had no influence on the direct associations of identity styles or romantic attachment with identity commitment. Few differences in association strength among identity styles and romantic attachment emerged for gender or race. However, the differences found for relationship status suggested that relationship experiences adolescents bring to their exploration of identity and intimacy matter for how these two areas of development articulate.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.adolescence.2012.03.008
DO - 10.1016/j.adolescence.2012.03.008
M3 - Article
C2 - 22503899
AN - SCOPUS:84868360001
VL - 35
SP - 1427
EP - 1439
JO - Journal of Adolescence
JF - Journal of Adolescence
SN - 0140-1971
IS - 6
ER -