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Article
Identity Styles and Religiosity: Examining the Role of Identity Commitment
Faculty Publications
  • Tevni Grajales Guerra, Andrews University
  • Brittany Sommers, Andrews University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2016
Keywords
  • Identity Styles,
  • Religiosity,
  • Identity Commitment
Disciplines
Abstract

ABSTRACTThis study observed the role of identity styles, identity commitment, and identity statuses in predicting religiosity in a sample of undergraduate students attending a Seventh-day Adventist university (N = 138). Two structural models were evaluated via path analysis. Results revealed two strong models for the prediction of religiosity. Identity styles explained 24% of the variance in religiosity, with the relationship mediated by identity commitment. Religious identity status explained 56% of the variance in religiosity, with the relationship not mediated by identity commitment. Implications of these interactions for understanding religious identity development are discussed.

Journal Title
Journal of Research on Christian Education
First Department
Graduate Psychology and Counseling
Citation Information
Tevni Grajales Guerra and Brittany Sommers. "Identity Styles and Religiosity: Examining the Role of Identity Commitment" Vol. 25 Iss. 2 (2016) p. 188 - 202
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/tevni_grajales/4/