Self-concept differentiation and self-concept clarity across adulthood: associations with age and psychological well-being.
Self-concept differentiation and self-concept clarity across adulthood: associations with age and psychological well-being.
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DOI：
10.2190/ag.73.2.b
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发表时间：
2011
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2
通讯作者：
Hay EL
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作者：
Diehl M;Hay EL
本研究旨在通过个体的自我概念分化（SCD）和自我概念清晰度（SCC）联合得分来识别概念上有意义的个体群体。值得注意的是，我们研究了不同SCD-SCC组的成员资格是否因年龄而异，以及是否与心理健康（PWB）的差异有关。聚类分析揭示了五个不同的SCD-SCC组：自信，不受阻碍，碎片只，混淆，碎片和混乱的组。自信组的个体具有最高的阳性PWB平均得分和最低的阴性PWB平均得分，而分裂和混乱组的个体则表现出相反的模式。研究结果表明，在所有年龄段，属于自信的群体在心理上都是有利的。正如假设的那样，老年人比年轻人更有可能处于自信的群体中，而年轻人更有可能处于支离破碎和困惑的群体中。因此，与现存的理论一致，年龄与心理适应性自我概念档案呈正相关。本研究探讨了是否可以根据自我概念分化（SCD）和自我概念清晰度（SCC）的联合得分来识别概念上有意义的个体亚组。具体来说，我们认为这些小组内的个人是否系统地不同，从另一个积极和消极的心理健康（PWB）的措施。我们感兴趣的是成年人在SCD-SCC组中的分布是否存在年龄差异，以及年龄是否调节PWB和SCD-SCC分组之间的关联。
This study focused on the identification of conceptually meaningful groups of individuals based on their joint self-concept differentiation (SCD) and self-concept clarity (SCC) scores. Notably, we examined whether membership in different SCD-SCC groups differed by age and also was associated with differences in psychological well-being (PWB). Cluster analysis revealed five distinct SCD-SCC groups: a self-assured, unencumbered, fragmented-only, confused-only, and fragmented and confused group. Individuals in the self-assured group had the highest mean scores for positive PWB and the lowest mean scores for negative PWB, whereas individuals in the fragmented and confused group showed the inverse pattern. Findings showed that it was psychologically advantageous to belong to the self-assured group at all ages. As hypothesized, older adults were more likely than young adults to be in the self-assured cluster, whereas young adults were more likely to be in the fragmented and confused cluster. Thus, consistent with extant theorizing, age was positively associated with psychologically adaptive self-concept profiles. This study examined whether conceptually meaningful subgroups of individuals can be identified based on their joint scores on self-concept differentiation (SCD) and self-concept clarity (SCC). Specifically, we considered whether individuals within such subgroups differed systematically from one another on measures of positive and negative psychological well-being (PWB). Of interest to us was also whether there were age differences in the distribution of adults across the SCD-SCC groups and whether age moderated the association between PWB and SCD-SCC grouping.