The Ins and Outs of the Self: Contrasting Role Exits and Role Entries as Predictors of Self-concept Clarity

Social-class differences in self-concept clarity and their implications for well-being

“…In addition, SCC was positively correlated with well-being measures except for physical health, life satisfaction: r = .413 [.320, .506], p < .001, and mental health: r = .365 [.270, .459], p < .001. Interestingly, the key variables in the present research (i.e., social class, SCC, and well-being measures) showed curvilinear relations with age as suggested by significant correlations with age 2 (see below for the nature of curvilinear relations), replicating recent studies examining the relationship between SCC and age (Light & Visser, 2013; Lodi-Smith & Roberts, 2010). Thus, age 2 was used as a control variable in the main analyses reported below.…”

“…Therefore, the first aim of the present work is to test the hypothesis that middle-class individuals would have higher SCC than working-class individuals. Consistent with this prediction, previous research suggests that unstable life conditions lowers SCC (Light & Visser, 2013). …”

Self‐Concept Clarity in Adolescents and Parents: A Six‐Wave Longitudinal and Multi‐Informant Study on Development and Intergenerational Transmission

“…These changes are likely to induce momentary decreases in self‐certainty. In fact, the process of leaving one role (e.g., leaving the role of high school student) implies a weakening of established relational ties and current routines that lessen SCC (Light & Visser, ). What remains unclear is why this decrease in SCC, probably related to the approaching transition to emerging adulthood, applies only to boys and not to girls.…”

“…Campbell et al () theorized SCC as a type of individual difference that exhibits high levels of temporal stability, although it is susceptible to contextual influences. Thus, like other personality traits (Caspi, Roberts, & Shiner, ; Roberts, Walton, & Viechtbauer, ), though many aspects of the self‐concept may be stable across time and situations, they also might mature over time and change in response to important life experiences and transitions (Light & Visser, ; Lodi‐Smith & Roberts, ; Nezlek & Plesko, ). So, high levels of relative stability (i.e., the degree to which the relative differences among individuals remain the same over time) may go together with changes in absolute stability (i.e., the extent to which personality scores change over time; e.g., Santor, Bagby, & Joffe, ).…”

Risk and resiliency factors related to body dissatisfaction and disordered eating: The identity disruption model

“…Furthermore, with respect to the components of our model, there are also no clear gender differences. For example, the few extant studies suggest either no gender differences in self‐concept clarity (Csank & Conway, ; Vartanian, , Study 2) or a slight tendency for men to have a clearer sense of self than do women (Campbell et al, ; Light & Visser, ; Vartanian, , Study 1). Even if mean differences exist on the variables in our model, the associations between variables might not differ between men and women.…”