The Structure of Identity Consolidation: Multiple Correlated Constructs or One Superordinate Construct?

By Seth J. Schwartz. 2007

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Subfields: Demography, Developmental and Educational Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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Identity in Emerging Adulthood (2013, background): “Finally, Schwartz (2007) found that a latent construct labeled ‘‘identity consolidation’’—comprising identity synthesis, commitment making, the achieved status, and other markers of Eriksonian identity resolution—was strongly correlated with a latent well-being composite consisting of self-esteem,…”
The relationships of personal and ethnic identity exploration to indices of adaptive and maladaptive psychosocial functioning (2009, background): “Error terms for ego strength and impulsivity, which are conceptual opposites (Côté, 1997; Schwartz, 2007), were also allowed to correlate.”
Daily Dynamics of Personal Identity and Self–Concept Clarity (2011, background): “A coherent sense of personal identity has been shown to be associated with positive outcomes such as self-esteem and life purpose (Schwartz, Côté, & Arnett, 2005) and to protect against indicators of distress such as anxiety and depression (Schwartz, 2007).”
Hybrid and Alternating Identity Styles as Strategies for Managing Multicultural Identities (2018, background): “Identity consolidation has been associated with higher self-esteem (Schwartz, 2007) and lower levels of depression in young adults in the 1428 T ab le 7 .”
Self-Esteem and Future Orientation Predict Adolescents’ Risk Engagement (2017, background): “Having a clear sense of self is inversely related to depression and anxiety as well as externalizing behavior problems (Schwartz, 2007).”
Broadening the Study of the Self: Integrating the Study of Personal Identity and Cultural Identity (2008, background): “In the Eriksonian-based personal identity literature, the concept of identity consolidation (Schwartz, 2007) has been introduced to subsume a number of personal identity characteristics associated with functioning successfully within an unstructured, postindustrial society.”
Viewing Purpose Through an Eriksonian Lens (2012, methodology): “Moreover, purpose in life scores positively correlated with all six measures of identity formation examined by Schwartz (2007).”
Identity Development, Personality, and Well‐Being in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood (2012, background): “We know that identity work begins in early adolescence (Archer, 1982) and that a sense of personal identity is first consolidated by the time one settles into a set of adult commitments (Schwartz, 2007).”
Longitudinal trajectories of ethnic identity during the college years (2009, methodology): “Participants completed an 11-item version of the identity resolution subscale of the Erikson Psychosocial Inventory Scale (EPSI), which has demonstrated adequate reliability and validity (Rosenthal, Gurney, & Moore, 1981; Schwartz, 2007).”