Value Consistency across Relational Roles and Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction: The Mediating Role of Self-Concept Clarity
Living in today’s complex social world can contribute to the development of a multi-faceted personal identity and to the risk of identity dispersion. This study focused on values, which are conceptualised as the core of one’s personal identity. It aimed to explore the within-person value consistency...
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| description | Living in today’s complex social world can contribute to the development of a multi-faceted personal identity and to the risk of identity dispersion. This study focused on values, which are conceptualised as the core of one’s personal identity. It aimed to explore the within-person value consistency across relational roles (i.e., relationships with parents, partners, and friends) and to analyse the association between value consistency, self-concept clarity, and basic psychological needs satisfaction. One hundred ninety-five Italian young adults (F = 85%; M<sub>age</sub> = 26.65, SD = 3.83) participated in the study. They completed the Values in Context Questionnaire, the Self-Concept Clarity Scale, and the satisfaction subscale from the Basic Needs Satisfaction and Frustration Scale. Findings showed high value consistencies across the relational roles. Specifically, consistency is higher when values as a partner and values as a friend are considered. Moreover, the relation between value consistency and basic psychological needs satisfaction was fully mediated by self-concept clarity. Limitations of the study, future research developments, and practical implications of the results are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-31a965143f074113a4a734ed076f86bb2023-11-22T09:44:38ZengMDPI AGSocial Sciences2076-07602021-07-0110829110.3390/socsci10080291Value Consistency across Relational Roles and Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction: The Mediating Role of Self-Concept ClarityClaudia Russo0Daniela Barni1Ioana Zagrean2Francesca Danioni3Department of Human Sciences, LUMSA University, 00193 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Human and Social Sciences, University of Bergamo, 24129 Bergamo, ItalyDepartment of Human Sciences, LUMSA University, 00193 Rome, ItalyFamily Studies and Research University Centre, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, 20123 Milan, ItalyLiving in today’s complex social world can contribute to the development of a multi-faceted personal identity and to the risk of identity dispersion. This study focused on values, which are conceptualised as the core of one’s personal identity. It aimed to explore the within-person value consistency across relational roles (i.e., relationships with parents, partners, and friends) and to analyse the association between value consistency, self-concept clarity, and basic psychological needs satisfaction. One hundred ninety-five Italian young adults (F = 85%; M<sub>age</sub> = 26.65, SD = 3.83) participated in the study. They completed the Values in Context Questionnaire, the Self-Concept Clarity Scale, and the satisfaction subscale from the Basic Needs Satisfaction and Frustration Scale. Findings showed high value consistencies across the relational roles. Specifically, consistency is higher when values as a partner and values as a friend are considered. Moreover, the relation between value consistency and basic psychological needs satisfaction was fully mediated by self-concept clarity. Limitations of the study, future research developments, and practical implications of the results are discussed.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/10/8/291value consistencyrelational rolesself-concept claritybasic psychological needsyoung adults |
| spellingShingle | Claudia Russo Daniela Barni Ioana Zagrean Francesca Danioni Value Consistency across Relational Roles and Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction: The Mediating Role of Self-Concept Clarity Social Sciences value consistency relational roles self-concept clarity basic psychological needs young adults |
| title | Value Consistency across Relational Roles and Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction: The Mediating Role of Self-Concept Clarity |
| title_full | Value Consistency across Relational Roles and Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction: The Mediating Role of Self-Concept Clarity |
| title_fullStr | Value Consistency across Relational Roles and Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction: The Mediating Role of Self-Concept Clarity |
| title_full_unstemmed | Value Consistency across Relational Roles and Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction: The Mediating Role of Self-Concept Clarity |
| title_short | Value Consistency across Relational Roles and Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction: The Mediating Role of Self-Concept Clarity |
| title_sort | value consistency across relational roles and basic psychological needs satisfaction the mediating role of self concept clarity |
| topic | value consistency relational roles self-concept clarity basic psychological needs young adults |
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