Readiness to change: A longitudinal study of changes in adult identity |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Leukemia Program, Department of Hematology and Oncology, Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA;2. Section of Hematology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University, and Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center, New Haven, CT, USA;1. Psychology Department, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand;2. Psychology Department, University of Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Abstract: | It has been suggested in the identity literature that a readiness to change may play a role in identity development beyond adolescence, but an empirical investigation of this relationship had yet to be conducted until now. Therefore, the purpose of the current study was to establish a longitudinal relationship between readiness to change and adult identity development. Participants completed measures of readiness to change and identity at both the beginning and the end of the study. The results revealed a relationship between readiness to change and changes in identity exploration over the study interval, and between readiness to change and changes in identity commitment. The findings are discussed in terms of the currently available literature on identity development in adulthood. |
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