The Article Complexity of Human Identity: "Who Am I" authored by Beverly Daniel Tatum tries to help answer these questions. (1996). are living guides. Kroger J, Martinussen M, Marcia JE. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. 1. The groups who have the highest number in population. Ethnic identity and acculturation. In-Text Citations: The Basics - Purdue OWL - Purdue University THE COMPLEXITY OF IDENTITY: "WHO AM I?" 2 This study source was downloaded by 100000849998624 from CourseHero.com on 09-06-2022 14:37:38 GMT -05:00 The dominant and subordinate identities shape people due to who they are in society. Jarrett (2014) tested the AIS with autistic adolescents on two occasions and found the measure to have moderate consistency over time (r=0.50, p=.007); minor inconsistencies could be explained by the instability of the identity concept over time during adolescence (Klimstra et al. Each response was coded according to a coding scheme used by Rhee et al. Four types of integration in disability identity development. 2007 for a review) and more holistic approaches such as ILAUGH (Winner & Crooke 2009), which incorporates aspects such as developing conceptual processing and abstract thinking. It is important to note a small number in the current sample aligned only to autistic culture, which might suggest that exploring and committing to autistic identity is rare amongst autistic adolescents, and may take time. 111 0 obj <> endobj However, our findings suggest that there is individual variation, with some adolescentsaligning themselves to non-autistic culture. Identity complexity was the number of different categories produced, out of a possible seven (social identity, physical descriptions, personal identity, personal qualities, interests and activities, relationships and environment). Umaa-Taylor AJ, Updegraff KA. The emotional stress associated with the need to belong (Baumeister & Leary 1995; Fiske 2009) suggests it may be important for the wellbeing of autistic adolescents to have a positive sense of group belonging. Complexity Of Identity - 843 Words | Internet Public Library Tatum explains that younger kids don't yet have the cognitive and physical development needed to reflect on themselves in this way. This exploratory study examined the relationships between identity, acculturation and mental health in autistic adolescents.
