Identity processing styles and personal growth initiative in college students
The mediating role of cultural tightness–looseness
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15346103 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Precious Lucille Moakamela (University of the Free State), Itumeleng P Khumalo (0000-0001-9062-5095, University of Johannesburg, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 122-131 |
| Publication date | 2023-03-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Psychology in Africa (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1433-0237 • E-ISSN: 1815-5626 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14330237.2023.2190224 |
| OpenAlex | W4378843669 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 46 |
Cultural norms and their regulation in society account for individual behaviour and related psychological processes. This study investigated if and how cultural norm regulation mediated the relationship between identity processing styles and intentional personal growth. A sample of 613 students (mean age = 19.72 years, SD = 1.67 years; female = 454, 74.1%) completed the Revised Identity Styles Inventory-5; the Personal Growth Initiative Scale-2; and the Cultural Tightness– Looseness Scale. To investigate the hypothesised mediation, we tested direct and indirect effects models in Mplus. Of the 14 possible direct effects between the two viable identity styles (informational and diffuse-avoidant) and four dimensions of personal growth initiative (readiness for change, planfulness, using resources, and intentional behaviour), 12 were significant. And of the 12 pathways, only three were mediated by cultural tightness, namely informational style to readiness for change, planfulness, and intentional behaviour. The findings demonstrate the value of strict cultural norm regulation in facilitating intentional personal growth in this group
Cultural identity · Cultural values · Developmental psychology · Identity (music · Mediation · Norm (philosophy · Personal identity · Scale (ratio · Self-concept · Sociology · Style (visual arts · Cultural Differences and Values · Gender Studies · Identity, Memory, and Therapy · International Student and Expatriate Challenges · Psychology · Social Psychology
Development and validation of the revised Identity Style Inventory (ISI-5)
Keyes's model of mental health with personal growth initiative as a parsimonious predictor.
Development and psychometric evaluation of the Personal Growth Initiative Scale–II.
Tightness–looseness across the 50 united states
Cultural Influences on Personality
On the nature and importance of cultural tightness-looseness.
A Social-Cognitive Perspective on Identity Construction
Testing for Measurement and Structural Equivalence in Large-Scale Cross-Cultural Studies
Cutoff criteria for fit indexes in covariance structure analysis
Differences Between Tight and Loose Cultures
Family values and social well-being
Linking Religion and Spirituality with Psychological Well-being
Qualitative Research
Identity Processing Styles and Value Orientations
A Diffuse-Avoidant Identity Processing Style
Relating Identity Processing Styles to Commitment and Self-esteem among College Students
Personal growth initiative
Personal Identity Processes from Adolescence Through the Late 20s
Personal Growth Initiative
Identity Style
Identity Status, Identity Processing Style, and the Transition to University
Social-Cognitive Aspects of Identity Style
Comorbid anxiety and depression psychopathology in university students
Identity Style, Parental Authority, and Identity Commitment
The Index of Cultural Tightness and Looseness Among 68 Countries
Effects of Cultural Tightness and Collectivism on Self-Concept and Causal Attributions
Value Preferences of University Students as Predictors of Life Goals
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |