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Researching identity styles in Pakistan: confirmatory factor analysis and associations with commitment and value priorities
journal contribution
posted on 2023-06-09, 14:57 authored by Bushra Hassan, Vivian VignolesVivian Vignoles, Seth J SchwartzIdentity styles—informational, normative, and diffuse-avoidant—have been studied widely across North America and Europe but infrequently in “non-Western” cultures. We tested the factorial structure of the Identity Styles Inventory-5 (ISI-5) among 479 young adults in Pakistan. Findings supported the predicted three-factor solution, but only when numerous poorly performing items were deleted. We further tested associations among identity styles, identity commitment, and value priorities. As expected, informational and normative styles were associated with higher commitment, whereas diffuse-avoidant style was associated with lower commitment. The three identity styles showed a pattern of divergent associations with value priorities that mostly, but not entirely, replicated the pattern of associations previously found among U.S. and European samples. We conclude that Berzonsky’s three identity styles can be detected in a Pakistani cultural context but that the ISI-5 may not fully capture the breadth and complexity of identity formation processes among Pakistani youth.
History
Publication status
- Published
File Version
- Accepted version
Journal
IdentityISSN
1528-3488Publisher
Taylor and FrancisExternal DOI
Issue
3Volume
18Page range
232-246Department affiliated with
- Psychology Publications
Full text available
- Yes
Peer reviewed?
- Yes