Davelaar, N.Q.B. (2023) The Effects of Mental Disorders on the Idenity Configurations of Young Adults with regards to the Social and Personal Aspects of Identity. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
This study aimed to explore the impact of mental disorders on the identity configurations of young adults. Identity content was explored by analyzing the transcripts of eight young adults with and eight young adults without a mental disorder. The participants were matched based on age and gender. Individuals with mental disorders experience discrimination, and social isolation (Wahl, 2004; Perlick et al., 2014). Moreover, they tend to engage more in self-reflection (Raes, 2010; Baumeister & Leary,1995). Therefore, we expected the Social domains – Family, Friends, and Dating – to be less present, and the Personal domain to be more present in the identity configurations of young adults with mental disorders. We found no significant difference regarding the Social domain of identity. An explanation for this finding can be that individuals with mental disorders place more value on social relationships. We did find a significant difference between both groups for the Personal domain. For future research, we recommend measuring identity content over a longer period to get a more complete picture, and matching participants on more aspects than solely age and gender, such as cultural background and sexuality. Keywords: Identity construction, Identity content, (Mental) illness identity, Identity configurations
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Gmelin, J.H. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 10 May 2023 07:18 |
| Last Modified: | 10 May 2023 07:18 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/1952 |
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