Distinctiveness as a marker of identity formation |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Developmental Psychology, Tilburg University, P.O. Box 90153, 5000 LE Tilburg, the Netherlands;2. Research Centre Adolescent Development, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80140, 3508 TC Utrecht, the Netherlands;1. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Department of Psychology, 3333 Green Bay Road, North Chicago, IL 60064, United States;2. Bethel College, Departments of Psychology and Adult & Graduate Studies, 1001 Bethel Circle, Mishawaka, IN 46545, United States;3. Private Practice, San Diego, CA, United States;4. University of British Columbia, 3333 University Way, Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7, Canada;5. University of Lleida, Plaça de Víctor Siurana, 1, 25003 Lleida, Spain;6. Bellvitge University Hospital – Barcelona, Carrer de la Feixa Llarga, s/n, 08907 L''Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain;7. Sant Joan de Deu Terres de Lleida Hospital, Lleida, Spain;1. Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis, United States;2. School of Public Health, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong;3. Department of Human Development, Cornell University, United States |
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| Abstract: | Individual distinctiveness is theorized to characterize an adaptive identity, but its importance remained underexplored. In two studies, we investigated the nomological networks of two common conceptualizations of distinctiveness: general and comparative distinctiveness. We compared these to the network of identity formation’s best-validated marker: commitment. Findings from two samples of young adults living in the Netherlands (n = 320) and in the US (n = 246) both revealed that general distinctiveness marked adaptive identity formation and greater psychosocial well-being. Moreover, general distinctiveness had unique predictive value over commitment strength. Comparative distinctiveness from important others uniquely indicated lowered social well-being. Our findings illustrate that careful attention should be paid to the conceptualization of distinctiveness, because distinctiveness is an important but complex concept. |
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| Keywords: | Distinctiveness Uniqueness Identity Self Commitment |
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