Identity Development

The current conceptual framework outlines and links cultural and psychological acculturation and identifies contextual factors and ethnic relations. According to Barry (2005), parents have higher scores on a measure of family obligations than their young children. The research supported that parents and children have different views about parent–adolescent relationships during acculturation. Parents were perceived to have higher scores on a measure of family obligations than their young children in contrast to immigrant youth that have higher scores on a the adolescent scale.
Immigrant Children In previous findings, adolescences are a conceptualization of a stage involving object loss and a transformation of re-editing an identity (Blos, 1966).
Schwartz (2013) purposed a review on identity status based theory and research with adolescents and emerging adults. The research question in the present study asks when are the first successive approximations of self-examination for adolescents and young adults resolved? The current empirical, conceptual framework is proposed to review the identity status-based theory and previous research with adolescents and emerging adults. Schwartz (2013) asked the simplest question what is identity from a developmental perspective and how does it function? One of the models he used to explain identity development was Erikson’s (1950) lifespan psychosocial theory, of which identity was a central theme and posited identity as a dynamic interplay between identity synthesis and identity confusion. Identity synthesis describes a coherent and internally consistent sense of self over time and across circumstances (Dunkel, 2005). The identity confusion depicts a fragmented or piecemeal sense of self that does not support self-directed decision-making (Dunkel,
Although, there is much criticism the identity status model implies much controversy since it has remained useful for an extended period. The model has inspired some other models that have furthered the understanding of what identity is and the functions. Schwartz (2013) further explains other models that have been used to describe and explain the process of identity development from late adolescence through emerging adulthood. According to Schwartz (2013), a review of recent models suggests the feasibility that a coherent and well-organized sense of identity may expedite illness-related coping and may protect against distress associated with chronic diseases. Narrative identity research also supports the conclusion that internalizing symptoms correlate to the displeasure of one’s immediate sense of self and the lack of knowledge of the rootedness of one’s prevailing self within one’s life story Schwartz