Wall, Marije van de (2023) Gender Differences in Emerging Adults’ Identity Content. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
This study aimed to find whether there are gender differences in the identity content of emerging adults. As a result of gendered socialisation practices as well as social roles and norms, gender differences may arise. However, research conducted on the influence of gender on identity issues thus far has provided mixed results. To gain a clear sense of self, individuals must assemble different, conflicting parts of their identity into a coherent whole, defined as a workable identity configuration. 64 first year psychology students were asked to describe themselves in a timespan of three minutes. Each participants’ identity statements were coded, extracted and finally categorised under one of seventeen domains, after which radar charts were created as a visualisation of participants’ identity configuration. By comparing men and women’s identity configurations, the current study found no significant differences between the patterns seen in men and women’s identity configurations. Furthermore this study tested whether women made more statements in the interpersonal domain, as it was expected that they tend to describe themselves more through social relationships, but no evidence for this was found. The overarching conclusion drawn in this study was that men and womens’ identity content shows far more similarities than differences. Finally this study intended to look into the conceptualization of gender and its role in everyday life. It was concluded that, since barely any participants made mention of this, gender does not seem to be a central domain in emerging adults’ identity content.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Gmelin, J.H. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Mar 2023 12:22 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Mar 2023 12:22 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/1855 |
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