Title
Adolescent Identity Development and Distress in a Clinical Sample
Abbreviated Journal Title
J. Clin. Psychol.
Keywords
identity development; identity distress; adolescent psychopathology; clinical; VALIDATION; Psychology, Clinical
Abstract
ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to examine the relationships of identity development and identity distress to psychological adjustment within adolescents affected by psychological problems. MethodParticipants included 88 adolescents (43.2% female) ranging from 11 to 20 years of age who were receiving services from a community mental health center. ResultsA high proportion of the participants (22.7%) met the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fourth Edition Text Revision criteria for Identity Problem. Regression analyses found psychopathology symptom score was associated with identity distress, identity exploration, and identity commitment, while identity distress was only related to psychopathology symptom score and not the other two identity variables. ConclusionsAdolescents with a clinical diagnosis may report significant levels of identity distress. Given that the relationship between psychopathology and identity distress may be reciprocal, assessing for identity issues might be prudent when conducting clinical diagnostic interviews and useful in treatment planning. (C) 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Clin. Psychol. 69:1299-1304, 2013.
Journal Title
Journal of Clinical Psychology
Volume
69
Issue/Number
12
Publication Date
1-1-2013
Document Type
Article
DOI Link
Language
English
First Page
1299
Last Page
1304
WOS Identifier
ISSN
0021-9762
Recommended Citation
"Adolescent Identity Development and Distress in a Clinical Sample" (2013). Faculty Bibliography 2010s. 4849.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2010/4849
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