A Dialectical Approach to Theoretical Integration in Developmental-Contextual Identity Research

Autor/inn/en	Seaman, Jayson; Sharp, Erin Hiley; Coppens, Andrew D.
Titel	A Dialectical Approach to Theoretical Integration in Developmental-Contextual Identity Research
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 53 (2017) 11, S.2023-2035 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/dev0000383
Schlagwörter	Identification (Psychology); Psychological Studies; Individual Development; Context Effect; Developmental Psychology; Theories + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Individuelle Entwicklung; Entwicklungspsychologie; Theory; Theorie
Abstract	Future advances in identity research will depend on integration across major theoretical traditions. Developmental-contextualism has established essential criteria to guide this effort, including specifying the context of identity development, its timing over the life course, and its content. This article assesses 4 major traditions of identity research--identity status, eudaimonic identity, sociocultural theory, and narrative identity--in light of these criteria, and describes the contribution of each tradition to the broader enterprise of developmental-contextual research. This article proposes dialectical integration of the 4 traditions, for the purpose of generating new questions when the tensions and contradictions among theoretical traditions are acknowledged. We provide examples from existing literature of the kinds of research that could address these questions and consider ways of addressing the validity issues involved in developmental-contextual identity research. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01