Identities, self-esteem and psychological distress: An application of identity-discrepancy theory

Article Abstract:

Study is presented using sociological and psychological models of self and identity to explain why distress arises from discrepancies that occur among aspirations, obligations and perceptions of role-identities. The role of self-esteem as an outcome of identity discrepancies and a buffer in the relationship between identity discrepancy and distress is examined. It is indicated that although discrepancies related to aspirations tend to be associated with lower levels of depression and higher self-esteem, obligation-related identity discrepancies do not predict distress or self-evaluation.

Psychological aspects, Mental health, Self-esteem, Self esteem

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The role of identity salience and commitment in the stress process

Article Abstract:

A study was conducted to investigate the moderating effect of identity in the stress process. It was examined in particular whether identity salience and commitment influence the relationship between role-strain and depression, and between strain and self-evaluation. The findings indicated that the extent to which identity meaning exacerbates the effect of strain on self-evaluation and well-being depended on the type of strain, the particular identity characteristic and the outcome variable examined.

Science & research, Research, Evaluation, Mental illness, Mental disorders, Group identity, Social identity, Self-evaluation, Self evaluation

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Determinants of parent-child coresidence among older Mexican parents: the salience of cultural values

Article Abstract:

The extent to which coresidence amongst older Mexican American parents and their adult children is influenced by cultural values is examined.

Public affairs, Social aspects, Parents, Parent and child, Parent-child relations, Mexican Americans

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