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Identity Centrality and Well-being in Lesbian and Bisexual Women College Students

Cilt: 7 Sayı: 3 12 Eylül 2020
  • Christine M. Rosner
  • Trey W. Armstrong
  • Michaela V. Walsh
  • Linda G. Castillo *
  • Ankita Sahu
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Identity Centrality and Well-being in Lesbian and Bisexual Women College Students

Abstract

Identity centrality and well-being may hold relevance to lesbian and bisexual women college students as they navigate emerging adulthood, develop their identities, and work towards greater authenticity and self-acceptance. This study sought to investigate identity centrality clusters in a sample of lesbian and bisexual identified college students. Drawing upon extant literature, we hypothesized that lesbian and bisexual women would have profiles of identity centrality that emphasize different aspects of identity and that balanced identity centrality profiles would be associated with higher eudaimonic well-being. Six profiles (or clusters) of identity centrality were found. Interestingly, obtained profiles differed between the group of lesbian and the group of bisexual-identified women. Identity centrality profiles, which demonstrated high centrality across all components (engaged/public) and those that deemphasized collective identity (low collective) profiles, were associated with higher eudaimonic well-being among both participant groups.

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Yazarlar

Christine M. Rosner Bu kişi benim
0000-0002-4257-2483
United States

Trey W. Armstrong Bu kişi benim
0000-0001-8106-648X
United States

Michaela V. Walsh Bu kişi benim
0000-0002-1770-3314
United States

Linda G. Castillo * Bu kişi benim
0000-0001-7634-7973
United States

Ankita Sahu Bu kişi benim
United States

Yayımlanma Tarihi

12 Eylül 2020

Gönderilme Tarihi

3 Nisan 2020

Kabul Tarihi

7 Temmuz 2020

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2020 Cilt: 7 Sayı: 3

Kaynak Göster

APA
Rosner, C. M., Armstrong, T. W., Walsh, M. V., Castillo, L. G., & Sahu, A. (2020). Identity Centrality and Well-being in Lesbian and Bisexual Women College Students. International Journal of Psychology and Educational Studies, 7(3), 70-80. https://izlik.org/JA77AJ92PL