Daily Identity Processes and Emotions in Young Adulthood: a Five-Day Daily-Diary Method.

ABSTRACT: The process of exploring and committing to one's identity for the sake of a future-oriented goal is important for young adults' psychosocial functioning. Whereas the relationship between identity process and psychosocial functioning has been examined in long-term longitudinal studies, the short-term relationship between the two at the daily level has not been clarified. This study developed a measure of daily-level identity process and examined their relationship with daily positive and negative emotions, using a five-day daily-diary method. The participants included 721 Japanese young adults aged 18-30 years (54.4% female, M_age = 26.05 years). Results indicated the measure's three-factor structure, including commitment, active exploration, and ruminative exploration. Commitment

SUBMITTER: Hatano K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9127476 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature