Abstract
In accordance with the methodology of the constructivist approach, the personal identity manifested as a unique self-image is regarded as a dynamic hierarchical system. Under the approach based on M. Kuhn and T. McPartland’s test, we have developed and put into practice a special questionnaire, which allows ranking 16 categories in terms of their importance. These categories reflect social role components of identity in the main spheres of life, thus presenting an individual or a group identity structure as an orderly hierarchy. Based on a sample of 1251 students of various sex, age, nationality, confession, residence and field of study, we have proved that affiliation to a certain social or cultural group influences the hierarchy of identity components. The study has shown that gender and professional affiliation are of highest impact on the significance of identity components, as well as, albeit less substantial, belonging to a particular ethnoreligious group and being the resident of a certain region. Sociocultural affiliation in all instances was an important differentiating characteristic, which determined the disparities in significance of the respective basis of the identity in the hierarchy. At the same time, sociocultural affiliation in most cases had an effect on the importance of less than a half of the other identity components, thus determining the general structure of the identity. In conclusion, gender, educational and professional, ethnic, confessional or regional sociocultural group is a significant social determinant of personal development in the formation of the self-image hierarchy, which underlies the characteristics and structure of one’s identity.
Highlights
McPartland’s test, we have developed and put into practice a special questionnaire, which allows ranking 16 categories in terms of their importance
Based on a sample of 1251 students of various sex, age, nationality, confession, residence and field of study, we have proved that affiliation to a certain social or cultural group influences the hierarchy of identity components
C. The social identity theory of intergroup behavior // Psychology of intergroup relations
Summary
Прим.: Здесь и далее в таблицах приведены только статистически значимые различия между описываемыми группами. Полученные результаты демонстрируют определенную возрастную динамику иерархии компонентов идентичности в период обучения в вузе (таблица 2). По мере взросления закономерно снижается значимость восприятия себя как представителя молодежи, а также как представителя вида Homo sapiens, и одновременно последовательно растет значимость идентификации с жителями своего города. Наибольшей специ фичностью структуры идентичности характеризуется молодежь в возрасте 20–23 года. Для респондентов этой группы повышается значимость восприятия себя как мужчины / женщины и мужа / жены, что, очевидно, связано с возникновением в этом возрасте постоянных интимных и семейных отношений. Иерархия компонентов идентичности представителей разных возрастных групп (средние ранги) Table 2. The hierarchy of identity components according to age group (average ranks)
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