I Am Whatever I Say I Am: The Salient Identity Content of U.S. Adolescents.
J Res Adolesc
; 32(2): 737-755, 2022 06.
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ABSTRACT
Research about identity development has focused primarily on researcher-chosen domains or overlooked content entirely. To investigate the content that is salient to adolescents, we analyzed responses to a shortened Twenty Statements Test (ten answers to the question, "Who am I?") from 415 adolescents in the northeastern United States (Mage = 13.59 years; 63.7% girls, about 50% identified as White/European American). Inductive content analysis identified four Content codes (what the participants wrote Personal, Social categories, Relationships, Self-evaluation) and two Structure codes (how they wrote their statements Qualifiers and Verb Tense). Content codes appeared in eight patterns, and there were between-group differences in content and patterns. Results expand our understanding of adolescents' identity content and demonstrate its complexity.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Etnicidad
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Población Blanca
Límite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Res Adolesc
Año:
2022
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Article
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EEUU
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ESTADOS UNIDOS
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ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA
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EUA
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UNITED STATES
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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US
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USA