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- Wängqvist, Maria, 1977, et al.
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Emerging adults’ perceptions of the role of their parents in their occupational and relational identity development
- 2011
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Ingår i: paper presented at the 15th European Conference on Developmental Psychology, Bergen, Norway, 23-27 August, 2011.
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- In this study, how emerging adults talk about their parents' involvement in occupational and relational issues was investigated. Through the voices of emerging adults themselves, this study shows the various ways in which they experience and relate to their parents’ attitudes and expectations and highlights that in Sweden emerging adults perceptions of their parents ideas seem more explicit for occupational than for relational issues. 136 (68 women) Swedish 25 year-olds from a variety of social contexts were asked about their parents’ ideas and attitudes with regards to occupational and relational issues. Answers were analysed with thematic analysis. For occupational issues four main themes were identified: (1) Parents attitudes towards their choices, (2) parents involvement in their decision-making, (3) thoughts on parents attitudes and involvement, and (4) occupational choices compared to their parents’ wishes and own choices. For relational issues three main themes were recognized: (1) Whether or not they had an idea of their parents’ thoughts, (2) coherence between own and parents’ ideas, and (3) parents’ attitudes toward their ideas. In sum, for occupational issues some participants experienced that their parents had explicit wishes For what they wanted them to do. Others viewed their parents as a source of support and guidance while still not interfering in the process of choosing. A few individuals wished that their parents should have been more involved. For relational issues the emerging adults’ perceptions of their parents’ ideas were more often based on their parents’ actions and beliefs rather than on actual discussions.
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- Carlsson, Johanna, 1985, et al.
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Emerging Adult Parents’ Coordination of Work and Family Commitments
- 2015
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Ingår i: Paper presented at the 7th Conference on Emerging Adulthood. October 14-16, 2015, Miami, FL, USA.
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- It has been proposed that the evaluation and coordination of commitments in different areas of life, such as work and family, becomes an important developmental task in late emerging adulthood (e.g., Pals, 1999). In the present study we explore how this coordination takes place by investigating how 33 (23 women) Swedish parents in late emerging adulthood reason around priorities between work and family. The participants took part in a semi-structured interview concerning their attitudes towards work/family priorities. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the material (Braun & Clarke, 2006). When describing their work/family priorities most parents talked about family as being more important than work, but many also talked about a strive for work/family balance. A small group said that work and family were equally important, but none of the participants said that they prioritized work over family. However, the results showed that wanting to prioritize family had different consequences for how different participants organized their work life. Most participants talked about how they were simply working their “regular hours”. Some, but not all, of these participants thought that working regular hours meant that their children had to spend too many hours in daycare, and some of them expressed a wish to work part time. A smaller group of participants (only women) work part time. These participants often talked about wanting to downshift and spend time with their children. In contrast, some participants talked about working long hours and putting in a lot of overtime. These participants often explained how this choice was a way for them to prioritize their family. For example, they talked about how working long hours would benefit their family financially or give them other advantages. Many participants said that their view of work/family priorities had changed when they became parents. Some of these participants said that before becoming parents they had thought that it would not be so difficult to combine work and family as it later turned out to be. Some also said that before becoming parents they had not thought much about work/family issues at all, or that their career had been more important to them before they became parents. A smaller group of participants also talked about how they expected, or had already experienced, that their view on work/family priorities would change during parenthood. For example, when their child got older and more independent they would be able to engage more in their work life. In conclusion, this study indicates that to prioritize family before work is normative among emerging adult Swedish parent, but that doing so can mean very different things to different people. Moreover, the results show that when emerging adults become parents work/family priorities is often a more pressing issue than it was before. This suggests that the transition to parenthood requires young people to negotiate their commitments in different life areas in relation to the new social realities of adult life.
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- Wängqvist, Maria, 1977, et al.
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Identity Development and Romantic Relationships in the Late Twenties
- 2016
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Ingår i: Identity. An International Journal of Theory and Research. - : Informa UK Limited. - 1528-3488 .- 1532-706X. ; 16:1, s. 24-44
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This two-wave study investigates identity processes and content in identity interviews concerning romantic relationships, and how this is related to involvement in romantic relationships in the late twenties. Results revealed that the four identity statuses were equally common at age 25 (N = 136) as they were at age 29 (N = 124). Although 54% were stable in identity status, 46% changed identity status between measurements. Stability in identity status was a typical pattern for all identity statuses, except moratorium. Overall, the content in individuals’ identity narratives seemed to express a strong norm concerning attitudes and expectations of romantic relationships. The few associations between identity status and identity content indicated a somewhat stronger adherence to norms in the foreclosure group and a somewhat lesser adherence to norms in the diffusion group. Involvement in a romantic relationship was more common among individuals who, at age 29, had established commitments and who viewed involvement in romantic relationships as an important life goal. The study illustrates how considering identity processes and content may lead to a deepened understanding of identity development within salient domains.
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- Wängqvist, Maria, 1977, et al.
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Identity Development and Romantic Relationships in the Late Twenties in Sweden
- 2015
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Ingår i: Symposium presentation at the 22th Annual Conference of the Society for Research on Identity Formation, Bellingham, Washington, USA. May 14-17, 2015..
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This two-wave study investigates identity status and content of identity narratives concerning romantic relationships. Results revealed no difference in identity status distributions in the romantic relationships domain at age 25 (N = 136) compared to age 29 (N = 124). However, while 54% were stable in identity status, 46% changed identity status between measurements. Romantic relationships were expected to involve loyalty, openness, stability, togetherness, and intimacy. A majority wanted to get married and the reasons mainly involved practical advantages and symbolical meaning. This study illustrates how romantic relationships are important identity contexts and salient identity issues in the late twenties.
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- Wängqvist, Maria, 1977, et al.
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Views on Romantic Relationships and Marriage among Late Emerging Adults
- 2013
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Ingår i: Paper presented at the 6th Conference on Emerging Adulthood. Chicago, USA. 9-11 October 2013.
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This study examined views on romantic relationships against a background of changes in social contexts of love and work from ages 25 to 29. Thematic analysis of interviews with 124 Swedish late emerging adults revealed that a romantic relationship was important to most of the participant and that a majority of them wanted to get married. They expected loyalty, openness, stability, togetherness, and intimacy from the relationship. Reasons for getting married involved practical advantages and symbolical meanings. A strong norm toward establishing a romantic relationship in the late twenties was apparent in the results.
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- Carlsson, Johanna, 1985, et al.
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A Longitudinal Examination of Identity Status Interview Narratives: How Stable is Stable?
- 2014
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Ingår i: Paper presented at the 14th biennial conference of European association for research on adolescence. September 3-6, 2014, Çeşme, Izmir, Turkey..
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- A Longitudinal examination of identity status interview narratives: How stable is stable? The purpose of this research was to investigate how individuals maintain and develop their identities across time, and to identify processes that might prevent identity development. The research aimed to investigate aspects of identity development that are not captured by identity status codings, by focusing on individuals who did not change identity status between measuring points. The identity status interview (Marcia, Waterman, Mattesson, Archer, & Orlofsky, 1993) was performed with 124 Swedes, at age 25 (Frisén & Wängqvist, 2011) and at age 29. Individuals who were stable in committed identity statuses (identity achievement or foreclosure; n=55), and individuals who were stable in uncommitted identity statuses (moratorium or identity diffusion; n= 8), were studied in two separate analyses. Differences and similarities between interview narratives from both interview occasions were summarized, separately for each individual. Inductive thematic analysis (Braun & Clarke, 2006) was applied to these summaries. The analysis of identity narratives from individuals in committed identity statuses resulted in a model that suggests that identity development among these individuals may be understood in terms of the deepening or weakening of three dimensions: approach to changing life conditions, meaning making, and development of personal life direction. Interview narratives from individuals assigned to the same uncommitted identity status at both ages were analyzed in a similar way. A combination of deductive and inductive approaches was used, as this allowed both testing of the model derived from the analysis of individuals in committed identity statuses, and for the model to be expanded beyond this original form. The results from this analysis showed that only the dimension meaning making could be applied to individuals assigned to the same uncommitted identity status. The other two dimensions from the first analysis were revised to fit this new group. In addition to the model, the Interview narratives for individuals with uncommitted identity status included elements of procrastination of exploration and commitment-making, problems integrating different identity domains, elements of dismissing available alternatives without choosing anything, and difficulties with more complex reasoning. The study indicates that continued identity development is one of the key processes through which an established sense of identity can be maintained. Moreover, the study identified processes that might prevent identity development among individuals repeatedly assigned to uncommitted identity statuses. In conclusion, the model that derived from this study captures some aspects of identity development among individuals who are repeatedly assigned to the same identity status.
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- Carlsson, Johanna, 1985, et al.
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Identity development in the late twenties - a longitudinal study
- 2013
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Ingår i: Paper presented at the 20th annual conference for Society for research on identity formation. May 16-19, 2013, Saint Paul, MN, USA..
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Identity status interviews were performed with 124 Swedish young adults (63 women) at age 25 and 29. About half of the participants (n=63) were assigned to the same identity status at both interview occasions. Special focus was how the identity of the 55 participants assigned to the same status at both times, with established identity commitments (achieved-achieved or foreclosure-foreclosure), evolved over time. Thematic analysis on summaries of differences and similarities between these participant’s interviews indicated that the identity continues to evolve over time and that inability to evolve result in dissonance between the identity narrative and the actual life situation.
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- Carlsson, Johanna, 1985, et al.
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Identity Development in the Late Twenties: A Never Ending Story
- 2015
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Ingår i: Developmental Psychology. - : American Psychological Association (APA). - 0012-1649 .- 1939-0599. ; 51:3, s. 334-345
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aim of this study was to investigate identity development in the late 20s in order to learn more about the continued identity development after identity commitments have been made. The starting point for the study was the contradiction between ideas of identity development as a lifelong process and identity status research showing that stability in identity development is common, particularly so once identitydefining commitments have been made. Identity status interviews were performed with 124 Swedish individuals (63 women) at ages 25 and 29. The 4 identity statuses were equally common at both ages, and stability in identity status between measurements was a typical pattern for individuals assigned to all identity statuses, except moratorium. Longitudinal analysis of interviews from participants assigned to identity achievement, or foreclosure at both occasions, resulted in a model of continued identity development after commitments have been made. The model showed that relevant processes in this identity development are: the ways in which individuals approach changing life conditions, to what extent they continue to engage in meaning making, and how they continue to develop their personal life direction. Identity achievement was connected to continued identity development, whereas developmental patterns connected to foreclosure were more diverse. In conclusion, the study showed that, regardless of identity status change or stability, identity development continues in the late 20s, also beyond identity achievement. Moreover, continued identity development is needed for an established sense of identity to stay adaptive and flexible.
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- Carlsson, Johanna, 1985, et al.
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Life on hold: Staying in identity diffusion in the late twenties
- 2016
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Ingår i: Journal of Adolescence. - : Wiley. - 0140-1971 .- 1095-9254. ; 47, s. 220-229
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study adds to the understanding of the dark side of identity development by investigating what it means to experience long-term identity diffusion during the late twenties. In a study of change and stability in identity status between ages 25 and 29 (N ¼ 124; 63 women), seven participants were assigned to identity diffusion at both ages. Longitudinal analysis of interviews with these participants showed that long-term experiences of identity diffusion may be described through individuals' approach to changing life conditions, the extent to which they engage in meaning making, and how they develop their personal life direction. In questionnaires, participants reported few signs of psychological distress. Even so, qualitative analyses showed a general trend among participants to keep life on hold through decreased activity or increased haphazard activity in relation to changing life conditions, to make little new meaning, and in some cases to dissolve their personal life direction.
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- Carlsson, Johanna, 1985, et al.
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Staying in identity diffusion in the late twenties keeps life on hold
- 2014
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Ingår i: Poster presented at the 21st annual conference of the Society for Research on Identity Formation, March 19, 2014, Austin, Texas, USA.
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- A model of identity development among individuals repeatedly assigned to the same identity status, with established commitments (identity achievement or foreclosure), was presented at the 2013 SRIF conference. Building upon these results new analyses were preformed, focusing on identity development among individuals assigned to the same uncommitted identity status (moratorium or identity diffusion) at two interview occasions, four years apart. Thematic analysis on summaries of differences and similarities between these individuals’ interview narratives from the two interview occasions resulted in expansion of the previously developed model. Additionally, the analysis identified processes that prevent and post-pone the making of identity commitments.
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