An Investigation of the Linkage between Relationship Status (Single vs. Partnered), Identity Dimensions and Self-construals in a Sample of Polish Young Adults

• Authors: Katarzyna Adamczyk , Koen Luyckx
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The aim of this exploratory cross-sectional study was to examine the associations among relationship status, identity processes, and self-construals among Polish young adults. The theoretical framework of the study consisted of Erikson’s psychosocial theory of human development (Erikson, 1963; 1968; 1980), the dual-cycle model of identity formation (Luyckx, Goossens, & Soenens, 2006), and the concept of independent and interdependent self-construals. A total of 291 university students (155 females and 136 males) aged 20-25 completed the Dimensions of Identity Development Scale (DIDS; Luyckx, Schwartz et al., 2008) (Polish adaptation - Brzezińska & Piotrowski, 2010a) and Self-Construal Scale (SCS; Singelis, 1994) (Polish adaptation - Pilarska, 2014). Results showed that single individuals scored higher on exploration in breadth, exploration in depth, and ruminative exploration, and lower on commitment making and identification with commitment than did partnered individuals. Further, single and partnered individuals did not differ in the area of independent and interdependent self-construals. Discriminant function analysis revealed that especially ruminative exploration and exploration in breadth were important variables for discriminating single from partnered status.

Keywords

EN

dual-cycle model of identity formation; independent self-construal; interdependent self-construal; single; partnered; young adults

• Publisher: Polska Akademia Nauk
• Journal: Polish Psychological Bulletin
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 46
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 616-623

Dates

published

2015-12-01

online

2015-11-26

Contributors

author

Katarzyna Adamczyk

• Katarzyna Adamczyk, Institute of Psychology, Adam Mickiewicz University, ul. A. Szamarzewskiego 89/AB, 60-568 Poznań, Poland

author

Koen Luyckx

• Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/ppb-2015-0068