The Landscape of Identity Model: An Integration of Qualitative and Quantitative Aspects of Identity Development

Mandy A. E. van der Gaag; Naomi M. P. de Ruiter; Saskia E. Kunnen; Harke Bosma

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The Landscape of Identity Model: An Integration of Qualitative and Quantitative Aspects of Identity Development

Mandy A. E. van der Gaag^*, Naomi M. P. de Ruiter, Saskia E. Kunnen, Harke Bosma

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The landscape of identity model views identity as a constellation of commitments with different levels of strength and integration, showing how this constellation emerges from everyday life experiences. Drawing on key principles from the complex dynamic systems approach, our model further describes this conceptualization, as well as the mechanisms underlying the development of an identity landscape. We show that the model solves current conceptual issues within identity theory, specifies how Marcia’s four identity statuses can be viewed as particular types of identity landscapes, and helps to further develop the identity field by generating predictions regarding how individuals with different types of identity landscapes would respond to major life events.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	272-289
Number of pages	18
Journal	Identity: An International Journal of Theory and Research
Volume	20
Issue number	4
Early online date	25-Oct-2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/15283488.2020.1821154
Publication status	Published - 2020

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attractors
commitments
complex dynamic systems
experiences
exploration
Identity
integration
landscape
Marcia

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Groningen Identity Development Scale: Landscape version 2 (GIDS-L2)
van der Gaag, M., Famiglini, M., Kunnen, S. & Bosma, H., 2022, 38 p. University of Groningen.
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