Personality,Identity Styles,and Fundamentalism During Emerging Adulthood |
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Authors: | Karin Bartoszuk James E Deal |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Teaching and Learning, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, USA;2. Department of Human Development and Family Science, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, USA |
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Abstract: | This study examined the associations among personality, identity style, and fundamentalism. The initial sample included 808 students from 2 state universities (in the upper Midwest and Southeast United States). Of those students, 440 students self-identified as Protestant and were included. Testing mediation effects of identity styles on the relationship between personality and fundamentalism revealed only moderate direct effects between personality and fundamentalism, but 4 distinct patterns of indirect effects supporting the process-oriented model proposed by Duriez and colleagues. Results are discussed in terms of similarities and differences with other studies, with implications for future research outlined. |
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Keywords: | Fundamentalism identity styles mediation personality |
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