The role of social participation in the formation of identity in young people with mild intellectual disability and in intellectual norm: A comparative study

Abstract

The article presents the results of a study on the role of social participation (Reinders) in shaping the identity (Luyckx et al.) of people with mild intellectual disability in late adolescence and emerging adulthood compared to those in intellectual norm (N = 127). Three waves of measurement were carried out at semi-annual intervals, using the Dimensions of Identity Development Scale (DIDS / PL-1) and the Social Participation Questionnaire (SPQ-S). In all the waves people with intellectual disability had a higher level of the moratorium orientation, and at Wave 3 they had a higher level of the transitive orientation. Differences in the levels of identity dimensions were observed in only one wave and only in the case of exploration in depth. The type of social participation has proved to be a factor differentiating the levels of identity dimensions, especially commitment making and identification with commitment, the highest level of which was observed in people with integration and assimilation types. The study responds to the need, expressed in the literature, to focus on specific groups in identity development studies.

Life Orientation and Career Adaptability among Young Adults: Mediation Effect of Promotional and Preventive Regulatory Focus

“…The Polish version of the questionnaire (Paszkowska-Rogacz, 2020) demonstrates satisfactory t ratios: χ2/df = 3.3; goodness-of-t index (GFI) = .89; comparative t index (CFI) = .93; Tucker-Lewis index (TLI) = .89; root-mean-square error of approximation (RMSEA) = .06; standardized root-mean-square residual (SRMR) = .08; normed t index (NFI) = . Social Participation Questionnaire -SPQ (Rękosiewicz, 2013a(Rękosiewicz, , 2013b This instrument is an original Polish tool developed by Brzezińska et al, 2013aBrzezińska et al, , 2013b based on the theory that social participation types are shaped during the transition from adolescence to adulthood, by Reinders et al (as cited in Reinders, 2006). This scale is used to diagnose the types of Moratorium Life Orientation (e.g., if possible, I avoid responsibilities and spend time in a pleasant way) and Transitive Life Orientation (e.g.…”