Adolescent Identity Research Articles

Construction of Student Identity on the Outfit of the Day Phenomenon on Social Media Instagram

In today's digital society, the perspective regarding fashion objects, especially Outfit of the Day (OOTD), has shifted from seeing an item based on used value to symbolic value. There is a strong motivation in consumers to carry out consumption actions, so they consider OOTD products as characteristics that must be implemented through style, clothing, and symbolic meanings that are constructed through new identities. This research aims to find out the construction of adolescent identity and the implications of the identity formed related to the OOTD phenomenon. The theory used in this research is Peter Burke's Identity Theory. This research uses a qualitative method with a phenomenological approach, and uses purposive sampling data collection through observation, interviews, and documentation. The results of this study show that the process of student identity construction begins when a perception of OOTD such as up to date, fashionable, prestige, elegant is obtained through virtual and social environments which are then compared with previously inherent identity standards. Furthermore, the comparator sends a signal of incompatibility between the incoming perceptions and the identity standards held, so this has implications for impulse buying activities.

Pride and Community Connection for Indigenous 2SLGBTQ+ Youth: the Intersectionality of Identity for Indigenous Adolescents in the United States

Two-Spirit and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and gender-diverse (2SLGBTQ+) adolescents and young adults (AYA) in Indigenous communities face disparate physical and mental health outcomes in the absence of connection to culture and Indigenous identity. There are limited data on the unique needs and strengths of this population. This work aimed to highlight the barriers and needs of 2SLGBTQ+ AYA and the link between cultural connection, pride, and resilience and positive health outcomes for these adolescents. This analysis of 15–25-year-old participants is derived from a mixed-methods study, which assessed the barriers to seeking and accessing care for 2SLGBTQ+ individuals. Survey and short-answer responses were collected through REDCap, and an analysis was performed using SAS 9.4 (quantitative) and ATLAS.ti (qualitative short answer). Responses demonstrate high levels of pride and connectedness among 2SLGBTQ+ AYA and that affirming healthcare is critical in supporting positive outcomes. Results also suggest a need for increased education regarding Indigenous worldviews, health, barriers to care, and historical contexts besides gender diversity. In conclusion, results indicate that pride and connection are inherent in 2SLGBTQ+ AYA communities, which can serve as protective factors to improve health outcomes. Using this knowledge, providers can support youth clinically as well as through policy and advocacy action. Family, community, and health provider support allow for identity formation and expression. Findings can also be applied to gender-diverse AYA in non-Indigenous communities.

Realization of affiliation goals, interpersonal identity development, and well-being: effects of the implicit affiliation motive among German and Zambian adolescents.

Across various cultural contexts, success in goal realization relates to individuals' well-being. Moreover, commitment to and successful pursuance of goals are crucial when searching for a meaningful identity in adolescence. However, individuals' goals differ in how much they match their implicit motive dispositions. We hypothesized that successful pursuance of affiliation goals positively relates to commitment-related dimensions of interpersonal identity development (domain: close friends) that, in turn, predict adolescents' level of well-being. However, we further assumed that the links between goal success and identity commitment are particularly pronounced among adolescents who are characterized by a high implicit affiliation motive. To scrutinize the generalizability of the assumed relationships, data were assessed among adolescents in individualistic (Germany) and collectivistic (Zambia) cultural contexts. Regardless of adolescents' cultural background, we found that commitment-related dimensions of interpersonal identity development mediate the link between successful attainment of affiliation goals and well-being, particularly among adolescents with a pronounced implicit affiliation motive; that is, the strength of the implicit affiliation motive moderates the association between goal success and identity commitment. We discuss findings concerning universal effects of implicit motives on identity commitment and well-being.

Adolescent identity search algorithm with optimised video-based activity classification using hierarchical auto-associative polynomial convolutional neural network

Adolescent identity search algorithm with optimised video-based activity classification using hierarchical auto-associative polynomial convolutional neural network

Music and Identity_ The Influence of Hip-Hop on the Formation of Urban Youth Culture

Introduction: Hip-hop, which emerged from the socio-economic hardships of African American, Afro-Caribbean, and Latino communities in the 1970s, has since become a global phenomenon that has a significant impact on the culture of urban adolescents worldwide. Review Literature: This investigation investigates the influence of hip-hop on the development of urban adolescent identity, examining its function as a platform for cultural engagement, social commentary, and self-expression. Methodology: This research examines the influence of hip-hop music, fashion, dance, and social media presence on the attitudes and behaviors of young people, utilizing a mixed-methods approach that includes a quantitative survey of 100 participants aged 16–35. Result and Discussion: Hip-hop's influence on fashion, language, and community is underscored by the findings, which also underscore its potential to inspire creativity and drive social change among urban youth. Conclusion: The study emphasizes the multifaceted influence of hip-hop, underscoring its significance in contemporary adolescent culture and its potential for future generations.

Conditions contributing to productive family-school cooperation aimed at developing civic iden-tity and patriotism in adolescents: With the main focus on representatives of indigenous small-numbered peoples (the Kumandins)

Introduction. The article examines the problem of productive cooperation between family and school aimed at the development of civic identity and patriotism in Kumandin adolescents as representatives of indigenous small-numbered people, taking into account their ethno-cultural characteristics. The purpose of this article is to identify the conditions enhancing productive cooperation between family and school in solving the problems of forming civic identity and patriotism in Kumandin adolescents. Materials and Methods. The methodological basis of this study includes scientific works by leading experts devoted to the formation of civic identity and patriotism. The empirical data were obtained in Altai Krai in 2023-2023. The study used ‘My Ethnicity’ sociological questionnaire, which enabled the authors to identify cognitive and affective aspects of adolescents’ ethnic identity. Using the scale of civic consciousness as patriotism and nationalism of the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) allowed to assess constructive and non-constructive manifestations of adolescents’ civic identity. Also, the authors used D. J. Finney’s Ethnic Identity Scale for assessing adolescents’ ethnic identity. In order to identify factors determining the formation of civic identity and patriotism in Kumandin adolescents, a survey of school teachers was conducted and moral education curricula were analyzed. The study involved 90 Kumandin adolescents. Results. The article presents a theoretical analysis of approaches to the formation of civic identity and patriotism. The results of the study showed that the majority of Kumandin adolescents demonstrated a high level of ethnic identification. Based on research data obtained by means of D. J. Finney’s inventory, the authors identified high internal consistency in the manifestations of cognitive and emotional components of adolescents’ ethnic identity. The authors revealed significant features in the intensity of various components of civic and ethnic identity among Kumandin adolescents compared to representatives of other nationalities. In particular, statistically significant strong (d from 0.65 to 0.92) differences were found for all indicators of ethnic identity according to D. J. Finney’s method, with average values higher among Kumandin adolescents. At the same time, it has been found that Kumandin adolescents have a poor understanding of the culture and traditions of their ethnic group, practically do not speak the Kumandin language, and do not strive to demonstrate their belonging to the indigenous people. The study showed the need for schools to organize conditions for productive cooperation between family and school aimed at the formation of civil identity and patriotism in Kumandin adolescents: targeted and systematic educational work on studying Kumandin culture and preserving the language in classes attended by Kumandin students, involving the family as part of civic and patriotic education by means of social projects, engaging Kumandin teenagers to participate in civic and patriotic events related to their ethnic characteristics, developing recommendations for teacher. Conclusions. Based on the data obtained, the authors identified the conditions for productive cooperation between family and school aimed at developing civic identity and patriotism in Kumandin adolescents.

Vicissitudini dell’identità sessuale in adolescenza: note pedagogiche

The article proposes to carry out some considerations on the theme of sexual identity in adolescence in the present time of our western society, according to some pedagogical notes. Sexual identity is assumed to be the fulcrum of personal identity, which develops throughout the life cycle and is affected by a series of determinants. Taking up the Laufer concept of definitive sexual organization, it is argued that the vicissitudes of sexual identity in the adolescent period are linked to the first infantile educational relationships, as well as to the adolescent's ability to oppose the pathological pressures of the social group and of today's to consume. Overall, these pressures configure a new social superego or set of social pathologies against which it is difficult for the individual to rebel. In the article there follows a reference to the theme of bullying in adolescence, which much depends on deep-level anxieties about the sexual identity of bully and victim, and which tends towards the exclusion and marginalization of those who do not embody the ideal of power in the group of membership. Finally, the topic of a wide-ranging sex education is addressed, capable of speaking to the adolescent mind with clear explanations open to complexity, and which focuses on the ability to develop deep human relationships throughout life. as the basis of a model of formation of the person and of a pedagogical ideal of emancipation which remains substantially topical. In this light, a mention is made of the psychic pain that still afflicts many homosexual adolescents in our society and of the naturalness of homosexuality.

다문화청소년의 국가정체성 및 이중문화수용태도와 성취동기 사이의 종단적 관계

The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between national identity, achievement motivation, bicultural acceptance attitude, and achievement motivation of multicultural adolescents focused on developmental change by finding longitudinal effects of national identity and bicultural acceptance attitude on achievement motivation, This study utilized data from the 4th one (1st grade in middle school) in 2014 to the 9th one (3rd grade in high school) in 2019 among the multicultural adolescents panel surveyed by the Korea Adolescents Policy Institute. The analysis cases was 1,072 people who responded to all surveys during the period. Data analysis was performed using SPSS Statistics 25 and Mplus8, and the latent growth model was applied. The analysis results are as follows. First, the higher the initial value(in 1st grade of middle school) of national identity of multicultural adolescents, the achievement motivation increases. Second, the initial value(in 1st grade of middle school) of national identity did not affect on the rate of change in achievement motivation. Third, the higher the rate of change of national identity as age increase, achievement motivation become higher. Fourth, the rate of change in achievement motivation of male student becomes higher than that of female students as age increases. Fifth, the higher the initial value(in 1st grade of middle school) of the bicultural acceptance attitude of multicultural adolescents has positive effects on the achievement motivation increases. Sixth, the initial value(in 1st grade of middle school) of the bicultural acceptance attitude of multicultural adolescents doesn’t have no effects on he rate of change in achievement motivation, Seventh, as the rate of change in the bicultural acceptance attitude of multicultural adolescents increases, the rate of change in achievement motivation also become higher. The rate of change is more important that the initial value in national identity and in the bicultural acceptance attitude in increasing achievement motivation of multicultural adolescents. This result shows active support is needed to promote steady development of national identity and bicultural acceptance attitude of multicultural adolescents. And we need to pay attention to prevent the decline in the rate of increase in achievement motivation among female students compared to male students growing into late adolescence.

Gender as the New Language of Teen Rebellion.

The growing occurrence of adolescents with gender nonconforming identities appears to be associated with what the authors believe is the contemporary manifestation of the adolescent identity crisis phenomenon. This phenomenon is expressed through a deliberate rejection and reappraisal of conventional gender roles and norms. The adolescent identity crisis, as initially conceptualized by Erik Erikson (1956), constitutes an unconscious multifaceted phenomenon that is outwardly displayed within familial and societal frameworks. A historical overview of pertinent terminology is provided, followed by the presentation of four clinical vignettes chosen to exemplify this phenomenon, alongside the resultant family conflicts that often ensue. Additionally, an anonymized clinical case is presented, encompassing the evaluation process, the subsequent psychodynamic formulation, treatment considerations, parent work, and the available resources for patients and families. The clinical illustrations are case composites and the data disguised to protect patient privacy and confidentiality. A plea is made to the scientific community for in-depth long-term research into this clinical phenomenon.

Body Dissatisfaction and Sociocultural Impact in Hispanic and Latino Adolescents

The relevance of body dissatisfaction in today’s culture makes it a topic of great notability, especially when it comes to the development and identity of adolescents. Previous research has studied the elements that determine the societal bodily ideal and what personal factors affect self-perception after exposure to the former. The literature fails to examine these elements within a majorly Hispanic and Latino population, also excluding the moderating effect of social media and self-concept clarity. The study at hand used 227 respondents, where 58.6% identified as female, 37.8% as male, 1.8% as non-binary, and 1.3% as other; participants identified as 46% South American, 30% Caribbean, 16% European (Spaniard), and 8% Central American. Five quantitative scales were used: Sociocultural Attitudes Towards Appearance Questionnaire - 4, the Figure Rating Scale, Physical Appearance Comparison Scales, Self-Concept Clarity (SCC) Scale, and Social Networking Sites (SNS) lifestyle questions adapted from Burnette et al., 2017. Results reflected moderate body dissatisfaction (BD) and sociocultural influences within Hispanic and Latino adolescents, highlighting self-concept and comparisons, and hypotheses concerning social media use’s effect on body dissatisfaction. Discoveries were also made concerning specific mediating factors, their correlational value, and the importance of distinguishing between adolescent age groups. The data aids in expanding the limited knowledge of body dissatisfaction within Hispanics and Latinos and encourages further investigation, highlighting the importance of self-concept in relation to body image, especially in adolescents. This new knowledge could be utilized in the medical and psychiatric fields in the treatment of body dissatisfaction and further eating disturbances.

Parameter estimation of ECM model for Li-Ion battery using the weighted mean of vectors algorithm

Accurate parameter estimation of the equivalent circuit model (ECM) for Li-Ion batteries (LiBs) allows for better behavior modeling and understanding. This is crucial for various applications, such as battery management systems (BMSs) and renewable energy systems, as it enables more precise performance prediction and optimization. This article introduces a novel artificial intelligence (AI) approach to estimate the ECM parameters of LiBs. The proposed method leverages the innovative weIghted meaN oF vectOrs (INFO) algorithm to optimize ECM parameter values. INFO combines multiple vectors, considering their relative importance, to generate a single vector. The algorithm minimizes the disparity between the ECM’s estimated voltage and the battery’s measured voltage. The effectiveness of the proposed method is assessed using a test profile based on real-world driving data. Furthermore, A comparative analysis is conducted with other state-of-the-art optimization algorithms, including Artificial Ecosystem Optimizer (AEO), Grey Wolf Optimizer (GWO), Artificial Hummingbird Algorithm (AHA), Harris Hawks Optimization (HHO), Leader Harris Hawks Optimization (LHHO), Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO), Genetic Algorithm (GA) and Adolescent Identity Search Algorithm (AISA). Results demonstrate that the INFO outperforms these methods in terms of accuracy and convergence speed. The proposed INFO algorithm offers a promising approach for accurate parameter estimation in LIB modeling, contributing to improved BMS and enhanced performance prediction.

Identity and Multiplicity of Belonging in a Europe in Search of Democracy

The research we present concerns the narratives of political and social identity of young adolescents sampled in Northern, Central and Southern Italy. Our qualitative analysis is based on constructivism and aims to enhance narratives by privileging the communication of meanings elaborated by the young people. Consistent with this perspective is our choice of the paradigm of pedagogical personalism, which places the human being as a ‘person’ at the center of reflection. The diverse universe of youth manifests multifaceted aspects that it is possible to bring out using interaction with deliberative, open, and non-pre-conceptual discussion. The link between semantic cores such as democracy, freedom, rights, interculturalism, and citizenship runs through the analyses of the entire research (based on the study by Ross’s work in 2019, Finding Political Identities: Young People in a Changing Europe), examined here specifically in the Italian context. The article presents some contrasting aspects of the way young people living in Europe. They harbor uncertainties and discontinuities from the universe of values inherited from previous generations. However, from the tunnel of doubt young people show that they know how to emerge by outlining the forms of a promise of social commitment containing a hope for change, defined as the design of a future in which alternatives to the current situation can be found. In the background, the theme of democracy shows as an aspiration for something still struggling to be born.

Differential impact of the school context on ethnic and racial identity and depression for monoracial and multiracial early adolescents.

This study examined the direct and indirect effects of school context (negative peer relationships, school environment) on ethnic and racial identity (ERI) development in middle school and later depression symptoms in high school. Differences by racial group were examined for non-Hispanic White (NHW) early adolescents, monoracial adolescents, and multiracial adolescents. This study used existing data from a large, multiwave, longitudinal study that included 593 racial/ethnically diverse adolescents from sixth grade through ninth grade across three public middle schools in the Pacific Northwest. Using multigroup path analysis in structural equation modeling, the findings indicated differences by racial group-school environment was associated with positive ERI development in middle school for NHW and monoracial adolescents but not for multiracial adolescents. For multiracial adolescents, ERI predicted later depression symptoms. These findings demonstrated the importance of examining school context and peer relationships in relation to ERI development and psychological wellbeing.

Gender Experiences of Transgender Youth: How Changeable is the Gender Experience of Binary vs. Nonbinary Identifying Transgender Youth and What Factors Are Involved?

Gender Experiences of Transgender Youth: How Changeable is the Gender Experience of Binary vs. Nonbinary Identifying Transgender Youth and What Factors Are Involved? Abstract: Objectives: Nonbinary gender identities are becoming increasingly visible in transgender healthcare and research. However, little is known about the various gender identities of transgender adolescents - whether they are stable or fluid and which factors influence their gender experience. The present study investigates these different aspects of gender in transgender adolescents with various gender identities. Method: The sample comprised a recent cohort of 114 adolescents diagnosed with gender dysphoria (GD) attending the Hamburg Gender Identity Service for Children and Adolescents (Hamburg GIS). We used the Gender Diversity Questionnaire to assess the different aspects of gender. Results: In total, 83 % of the sample reported a binary (BI) and 17 % a nonbinary gender identity or were still questioning their gender identity (NBGQ). 15-18 % of the transgender adolescents reported gender fluidity. The NBGQ group reported significantly higher levels of gender fluidity or more often that their gender identity was still open to change, respectively, than the BI group. Puberty (79 %), physical distress (70 %), and social media (36 %) were the most frequently mentioned factors influencing their gender experience. Conclusions: The present study underscores that gender experience is not binary and fixed for all transgender adolescents, but that, in some cases, it may be nonbinary or fluid. This heterogeneity, the possible fluidity, and the puberty-related physical distress may challenge treatment decisions in transgender adolescents diagnosed with GD. This situation highlights the importance of developing individualized treatment plans.

Hyperparameter optimization of pre-trained convolutional neural networks using adolescent identity search algorithm

Hyperparameter optimization of pre-trained convolutional neural networks using adolescent identity search algorithm

Взаимосвязь профессиональной идентичности и невербального интеллекта у лиц юношеского возраста

Взаимосвязь профессиональной идентичности и невербального интеллекта у лиц юношеского возраста

Understanding Normative and Historical Islamic Approaches in Islamic Studies: Islamic Religious Education Studies

This research aims to explore the role of Islamic values, both normative and historical, in shaping adolescent identity. Normative Islamic values, which are based on religious teachings, and historical Islamic values, which reflect the cultural heritage and long history of Islam, have a significant impact on adolescents' self-understanding, behavior and worldview. In a normative approach, this research highlights how values such as faith, worship and Islamic ethics shape teenagers' religious identity. The library research research method is used to explore and analyze normative and historical approaches in Islamic studies, and a qualitative approach with content analysis is used to analyze and present research findings. The research results show that understanding and internalizing these values influences a strong religious identity in adolescents. In addition, Islamic moral and ethical concepts, such as justice and goodness, influence teenagers' behavior in everyday life. On the other hand, in a historical approach, this research emphasizes that historical Islamic values play a role in shaping the cultural and social identity of adolescents. These values reflect the cultural and historical heritage of Islam, influencing adolescents' cultural identity and worldview

The formation of cultural identity through dance practices linked to the Parrandas of Guayos in Cuba

The article addresses some characteristics of the Guayos traditional party (traditional festivals of the central region of Cuba), declared Cultural Heritage of the Nation in 2013 and Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2018.These celebrations, also named changüíes, integrate creatively music, dance, singing, religious beliefs, food, drink, clothing, all as part of traditional popular culture, which embody, in various ways, the roots of those who preserve the roots of the people. Based on these elements, it is argued that the potential of the traditional party has not been used sufficiently for the formation of cultural identity in children, adolescents and young people. Dance practices with children and adolescents, developed by the House of Culture of Guayos and linked to traditional party, allow cultural traditions to be kept alive and contribute to the formation of cultural identity, the development of a sense of belonging to the community and its traditions.

The role of psychological flexibility and socioeconomic status in adolescent identity development

This study examined the roles of psychological flexibility and socioeconomic status (SES) in adolescents' identity development during the transition from lower secondary school to upper secondary education. Psychological flexibility was measured using the Avoidance and Fusion Questionnaire (AFQ-8; Greco et al., 2008) and identity processes were measured with the Dimensions of Identity Development Scale (DIDS; Luyckx et al., 2008). SES was assessed using the educational level of the highest-educated parent. The sample comprised 885 adolescents who answered surveys in Grade 9, as well as in the first and third year of upper secondary education. The results showed, first, that psychological flexibility was both concurrently and prospectively related to adolescents' identity formation (exploration in breadth and commitment making) as well as to their identity evaluation (exploration in depth, identification with commitment, ruminative exploration) processes. Second, the higher SES adolescents had, the more they had exploration in breadth and exploration in depth in the first year of upper secondary education. Thirdly, associations of psychological flexibility with commitment making and identification with commitments were stronger for adolescents with a higher SES than for adolescents with lower SES. The results suggest that psychological flexibility may play a key role in adolescents’ identity development during critical educational transitions.

ПОДГОТОВКА БУДУЩИХ ПЕДАГОГОВ К ИСПОЛЬЗОВАНИЮ ЭТНОПЕДАГОГИКИ В ПРОЦЕССЕ ФОРМИРОВАНИЯ НАЦИОНАЛЬНОГО САМОСОЗНАНИЯ ПОДРОСТКОВ

The purpose of the article is to identify the possibilities of ethnopedagogy in the process of preparing future teachers for the formation of national identity of adolescents. The relevance of the development of national identity in adolescence is substantiated. Some means of ethnopedagogy that contribute to the formation of national consciousness of schoolchildren are presented. A number of forms of work with students focused on the formation of national identity, using ethnopedagogical sources, are described. Proposals are made to make changes to the educational, educational work of the school in order to strengthen the process of educating students’ patriotism. The results of the experience of preparing future teachers for the use of ethnopedagogy in educational work are proposed.