Exploring the association between community service participation and identity development among middle adolescents: a study in Hong Kong

IF 1.7 4区心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL

Self and Identity Pub Date : 2021-08-19 DOI:10.1080/15298868.2021.1961853

H. Xu, Sisi Liu

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Abstract

ABSTRACT The present study examined the association between community service and identity development in middle adolescence. The quantitative component of the study was first conducted to investigate the relationships between service experience and identity status. The qualitative component followed to explore how service change their identities. The findings showed that community service duration differentiated the middle adolescents with more mature identity statuses (e.g., achievement) from those with less mature identity statuses (e.g., diffusion) after students’ gender, grade, attitude toward service and their parents’ service engagement were controlled. This study also revealed that exposure to community service was effective in facilitating adolescents’ identity development in the domains of occupation and lifestyle. High-impact practices were recommended for the future design of service programs.

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香港中学生社区服务参与与身份认同发展的关联研究

摘要本研究旨在探讨青少年中期社区服务与认同发展的关系。研究的定量部分首先用于调查服务体验与身份状态之间的关系。定性部分随后探讨了服务如何改变其身份。研究发现，在控制了学生的性别、年级、服务态度和父母的服务投入等因素后，社区服务时长对身份状态(如成就)较成熟的青少年和身份状态(如扩散)较不成熟的青少年具有显著的差异。本研究还发现，社区服务对青少年职业认同和生活方式认同的发展有促进作用。高影响力的实践被推荐用于未来服务项目的设计。

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Self and Identity PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL-

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5.10

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5.00%

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期刊介绍： Work on self and identity has a special place in the study of human nature, as self-concerns are arguably at the center of individuals" striving for well-being and for making sense of one"s life. Life goals develop and are influenced by one"s view of what one is like, the way one would ideally like to be (or would like to avoid being), as well as one"s perceptions of what is feasible. Furthermore, conceptions of self and the world affect how one"s progress towards these goals is monitored, evaluated, redirected, re-evaluated, and pursued again. Thus, the “self” as a construct has far-reaching implications for behavior, self-esteem, motivation, experience of emotions and the world more broadly, and hence for interpersonal relationships, society, and culture.