Effects of Multiplicity and Harmoniousness of Social Identities on Psychological Well-Being : An Investigation of College Students in Metropolitan Areas

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  • 社会的アイデンティティの多様性と調和性が精神的健康に与える影響 : 大都市部大学生の場合
  • シャカイテキ アイデンティティ ノ タヨウセイ ト チョウワセイ ガ セイシンテキ ケンコウ ニ アタエル エイキョウ ダイトシブ ダイガクセイ ノ バアイ

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The urban sociology literature suggests that people living in cities are likely to have multiple identities because there exist various subcultural groups and social networks to which they can freely belong. The present study investigated the effects of multiple identities on psychological well-being on a sample of Japanese college students in metropolitan areas. Prior work demonstrated that having a higher number of identities is associated with greater psychological well-being if the identities are in harmony with each other, but it is associated with lower psychological well-being if the identities are in conflict with each other. However, it remains unclear how and why a higher number of identities leads to greater psychological well-being (or less psychological maladjustment). ......

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  • 都市文化研究

    都市文化研究 14 70-79, 2012-03

    大阪市立大学大学院文学研究科 : 都市文化研究センター

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