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This study investigates the construction of South American collective identities in Brazil, emphasizing regional integration and identity formation. Using a seven-scale model adapted from European identity research, it evaluates the psychological existence and identification with South America as a transnational imagined community among Brazilians. The findings highlight the complex interplay between national and regional identities, influenced by historical, cultural, and socio-political factors. The study contributes to the field of Comparative Regionalism by providing a nuanced understanding of identity dynamics in South America, underscoring the importance of elite-led integration efforts and their impact on citizens’ perceptions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study developed the Japanese version of the Self-concept and Identity Measure (SCIM-J). After the translation of SCIM into Japanese, we conducted two Internet surveys, involving 400 university students and 600 adults. Confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the factor structure of the SCIM-J was the same as that of the original version, that is, consolidated identity, disturbed identity, and lack of identity. Multi-group analysis confirmed gender equality. Internal consistency and the test-retest reliability of the SCIM-J items were both good. The SCIM-J subscales exhibited good validity for the processes and products of identity, identity disorder, depression, difficulty in emotion regulation, borderline personality traits, and self-injurious tendencies. The results revealed the adaptive aspect of consolidated identity and the maladaptive aspect of lack of identity. Disturbed identity was associated with adaptive and maladaptive indicators, suggesting that it can measure identity crisis in healthy development. The results confirmed the validity and reliability of the SCIM-J as a scale for measuring the psychopathological aspects of identity problems in adults. [Research Impact] SCIM-J forms a new identity scale that is created in accordance with the alternative DSM-5 model for personality disorders and can be used to assess clinical identity problems. The validity and reliability of the SCIM-J were confirmed, thus indicating the possibility of using the SCIM-J for a simple assessment of the impact of identity problems on mental health in adults, which has not been of much importance in the past. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study investigates the influence of identity formation on mental health among young adults in Nagpur, India. Utilizing a 2x2 factorial design, the research examines differences in mental health outcomes between males and females with high levels of identity formation. A sample of 200 participants, aged 18-30, was recruited via Google Forms distributed through WhatsApp and personal networks in colleges and communities. Participants were assessed using the Modified Erikson Psychosocial Stage Inventory (MEPSI) for identity formation and the Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ) for mental health. The results, analyzed through a 2x2 research design and ANOVA, revealed that individuals with well-developed identities reported significantly better mental health. Additionally, the interaction between sex and identity formation provided nuanced insights into the mental wellbeing of the participants. This research underscores the critical role of identity formation in promoting mental health among young adults. The findings suggest that educational and psychological interventions should emphasize identity development to enhance mental health outcomes. Future research should further explore these relationships in diverse cultural contexts to validate and extend these findings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This essay offers a Kierkegaardian analysis of and response to the harmful effects of destabilization that can be caused by engaging with certain technological media. It argues that the intellectual technological ethic that is at work in social media platforms reflects two types of despair discussed in Søren Kierkegaard's Sickness Unto Death. It advises using a Kierkegaard‐inspired Socratic rhetorical strategy of communication that ironically employs technology for depicting this despair and awakening individuals to its presence in their lives. Moreover, this essay suggests that the edifying themes of "misery" and "guilt" can be communicated indirectly and thereby offer one intervention that could possibly help the current technological age move from the immediate aesthetic sphere of existence to the religious sphere. Considering the important role of upbuilding in Kierkegaard's oeuvre, the final portion explores how even someone who does not identify with a religious tradition or community may encounter what Kierkegaard terms the paradox of the eternal in time in ways that foster the development of authentic selfhood. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A breadwinner is the one obligated to support the family's needs. It requires sacrifice and work-life balance to meet ends. Various studies have shown that many are struggling to keep up with being the sole provider in the household, with the fact that the Philippines has one of the highest income tax rates in the world, what more for those homosexual males who are breadwinners of their family with challenges in revealing their identity? A study by McPhail (2014) expressed that living out your sexual orientation is a double-edged sword for homosexual male workers in terms of their careers. This descriptive phenomenological study focused on the lived experience of homosexual male breadwinners to determine the role their obligation plays in their identity along with its relationship with work-life balance. Following Paul Collaizi's descriptive phenomenological method, the researchers created a structured interview consisting of 10 questions. Purposive and snowball sampling was used to collect data from a total of 15 participants interviewed through Google Meet. The findings show that being a homosexual breadwinner still entails the usual hardships and stress the normal breadwinner goes under. On a positive point, only a few participants experienced discrimination in their careers. It was found that the lived experience of homosexual male breadwinners indeed has an established relationship between identity formation and work-life balance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Robin Lüchinger,1 Marie-Claude Audétat,1,2 Nadia M Bajwa,1,3 Anne-Claire Bréchet-Bachmann,4 Hélène Richard-Lepouriel,5 Melissa Dominicé Dao,4 Noëlle Junod Perron1,6 1Unit of Research and Development in Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; 2University Institute of Family and Child Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; 3Department of Women, Children and Adolescents, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; 4Department of Primary Care Medicine, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; 5Department of Psychiatry, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland; 6Medical Directorate, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, SwitzerlandCorrespondence: Robin Lüchinger, Unit of Development and Research in Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Rue Michel-Servet 1, Geneva, 1211, Switzerland, Email robin.luechinger@unige.chIntroduction: Despite the development of national recommendations and training programs for effective leadership, junior and senior medical leaders often find themselves ill-prepared to take on these new responsibilities. This study aimed to explore physicians’ perceptions, feelings, and beliefs regarding leadership and to provide recommendations regarding appropriate training and institutional post-training support.Methods: We conducted a qualitative study at the Geneva University Hospitals. A purposeful sample of residents (R), fellows (F), attending physicians (A), and chairpersons (CP) were invited to participate in focus groups (or semi-structured interviews) between April and June 2021. We investigated their understanding of leadership, self-perception as leaders, difficulties, and paths to improvement in their leadership skills. Focus groups were transcribed verbatim and analyzed both inductively and deductively using Fishbein’s model of behavior prediction and Irby’s professional identity formation framework.Results: We conducted ten focus groups (R=3; F=4, A=2, and CP=1) and one interview (CP). Physicians expressed poor self-efficacy at all hierarchical levels: feelings of insecurity and confusion (R and F), frustration (A), and feeling stuck between divisional and institutional governance (CP). Such negative feelings were nurtured by personal beliefs with an intuitive and idealized representation of leadership. Beliefs focused more on personal characteristics rather than on skills, processes, or perceived institutional norms. Unclear expectations regarding physicians’ role as leaders, overemphasis on academic achievement, and silo professional organizations fueled their feelings. Participants reported developing their leadership through trial and error, observing role models, and turning to personal resources rather than formal training.Conclusion: Our results show that physicians’ leadership skills are still mainly acquired intuitively and that institutional norms do not encourage clarification of leadership roles and processes. Physician training in leadership skills, together with more explicit and clear institutional processes, may help to improve physicians’ self-efficacy and develop their identity as leaders.Keywords: leadership, physicians, identity formation, beliefs, perceptions, qualitative

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This paper focuses on the impact of Hurricane Katrina—which hit parts of the U.S. South, especially New Orleans, in 2005—on African American coming-of-age novels. In particular, we argue that Hurricane Katrina constitutes a watershed moment in African American coming-of-age narratives, bringing about changes in identity formation and self-realization concerns that are typically associated with preKatrina African American coming-of-age novels. To develop our argument, we study two post-Katrina African American coming-of-age narratives: Ninth Ward (2010) by Jewell Parker Rhodes and Salvage the Bones (2011) by Jesmyn Ward. We suggest that these two narratives exemplify those changes through conforming to the Black Radical Tradition, as theorized by Cedric Robinson. The two novels, we show, not only lay bare the systemic racism that came to the fore in the aftermath of the hurricane but also highlight African Americans’ resistance strategies in the face of such racism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

To support children's engagement with reading material, it is important children are represented in reading material provided. As Parents are the curators of their child's reading diet, in this study the parental perspectives of the ethnic diversity of available reading material for their children was explored. Eight parents were interviewed individually online to explore their perceptions of diversity in their children's reading books. Interview scripts were analysed taking a reflexive thematic analysis approach. There was a commonality across all parents in that children's literature needed to represent the multicultural society their child lived in, but the emotional and personal content in this message differed between parents. To explain the data two themes of identify formation and ethnic diversity limitations of reading material are discussed. Identity formation encapsulated the parents focus on children needing to see themselves in reading material to learn about themselves and their culture. Therefore, it is important to avoid stereotyping which is the second theme. All parents noted the need for more diversity broadly in children's reading material, from publishers but also availability of diverse reading material from educational settings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this study is to discuss aspects of Brazilian neoregionalism in contemporary literature, problematize the literary space based on Brazilian neoregionalism, which emerges as a new trend in literature, and finally analyze how fictional and subjective spaces are configured and singularized in neoregionalist works: Uma Jornada como Tantas (2019) by Francisco Dantas and Essa Gente (2019) by Chico Buarque. The research is categorized as bibliographic and is based on the theoretical perspective of the following authors: Braga (2017), Bachelard (1993), Ozíres (2007), Brandão (2013), and Tuan (2015). First, the necessary foundation was sought to characterize how fictional and subjective spaces directly influence the characters' identity formation, influencing their emotions, decisions, conflicts, and constitutions. Next, na attempt was made to understand how the characters' subjectivities are directly linked to the space in which they are inserted. Finally, analyses of spaces in neoregionalist works were conducted, meticulously observing their composition in the characters' identity formation, as well as how they act not only in the physical environment but also in the narrative construction, since the space is constructed through dialogues among the characters, their memories, experiences, and subjectivities, characterizing a certain place based on their experiences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This study delves into the psychological and sociological aspects that shape how members of Generation Z, often known as the first "Digital Natives," perceive brands. Their brand views are impacted by a complex web of social, psychological, and technical factors, since they are the most connected generation ever. This research seeks to identify the variables that lead to brand loyalty and preference by examining important psychological aspects such as values alignment, social media involvement, identity construction, and peer influence. The study delves into the intricacies of Generation Z's brand interactions in a digital-first world using a mixed-methods approach, integrating surveys and focus group talks. The results show that genuineness, social responsibility, and tailored experiences are key to winning over this group of consumers. This research provides important information for marketers that want to engage with Generation Z better by tailoring their brand tactics to their specific psychological traits. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper aims to navigate profoundly how Orientalism, as a Western portrayal of the "East," frames international relations in the light of the religion resurgence. It zooms out these Western perceptions to understand their impact on the process of policymaking and identity formation. Meanwhile, it also discusses the growing and significant role of religion in world affairs by focusing on how it might either enhance or challenge prevailing power structures. By critically analyzing these interconnections, this article helps to examine and, hence, comprehend the perplexities of negotiating religion and Orientalism in today's globalized world. Ultimately this promotes further respectful and collaborative international relationships. In this sense, drawing on Edward Said's work in Orientalism, this paper paves the way to a new vision of voicing the voiceless Other in the context of religious standards that impede not only Western but any sort of misrepresentation. At the same time, it analyzes how religion comes into play as a socio-political force and a site of contestation. This reveals the multifaceted nature of its effect in bridging political gaps and fostering more understanding among the West and East through reinforcing existing local power dynamics or challenging them. Consequently, it demonstrates that religious identities, political ideologies, and orientalist narratives can come into interplay to mirror how the nexus between contrasting elements might offer an insight into multicultural dialogue and peacemaking. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Research suggests that the reported increase in student mental health issues such as study burnout might be related to students' identity problems and their motivations for undertaking higher education. The present study added to this line of research by investigating the associations between identity profiles, motives for attending university and study burnout in a sample of Finnish first-year university students (N = 430). Field of study (professional vs non-professional) as a factor was also evaluated because differing occupational prospects might influence one's sense of identity. The results showed that (1) three identity profiles emerged (i.e. achievement, moderate moratorium and diffusion), (2) students in the achievement profile scored lowest on burnout, (3) the achievement profile was the most common among students studying for entry to a profession and (4) students in the achievement profile scored highest on internal motives for attending university. It is concluded that most students lack a clear sense of identity and that identity measures may be more appropriate in predicting study progression and well-being than motives for attending university or engaging in a field of study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Translanguaging, an approach to multilingualism, enables individuals to draw from their entire linguistic repertoires, challenging traditional language boundaries. This study explores how translanguaging practices influence identity formation, academic integration, and social adaptation among Jordanian graduate students in Ontario, Canada, where linguistic diversity and bilingualism present unique challenges and opportunities for cultural expression. A qualitative research design was used, involving semi-structured interviews with 10 Jordanian graduate students who identify as bilingual in Arabic and English. Data were collected through interviews conducted in both languages, ensuring comfort and authenticity in participants’ responses. Thematic analysis was applied to identify patterns in translanguaging practices and their perceived impacts on identity and academic experiences. Findings indicate that translanguaging facilitates identity expression, allowing students to bridge their Jordanian heritage with their new Canadian academic environment. Participants reported enhanced comprehension of academic material, improved confidence in class participation, and increased social cohesion through linguistic flexibility. However, they also highlighted challenges, including experiences of linguistic stereotyping and a lack of institutional support for multilingual practices. The study underscores translanguaging as a critical tool for identity negotiation, academic success, and social integration, advocating for educational policies that acknowledge and support its value in multicultural and multilingual settings. The implications highlight the need for inclusive language practices in higher education to foster belonging, respect for linguistic diversity, and academic achievement among international students.

Background: Youth unemployment in South Africa has increased significantly over the past decade. There are, however, stories of success in securing employment. Exploring factors influencing these successes is important because they may inform interventions that have the potential to increase youth employment. Objectives: This study explored the experiences of four black female, South African youth who successfully transitioned from unemployment to employment. Methods: Utilising a qualitative design methodology and the inductive thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews, data were gathered from four first-time employed participants regarding their experiences of progressing from unemployment to employment. Results: Four main themes emerged from the analysis that highlighted the psychological impact of looking for employment among South African youth. The themes examined the value participants placed on tertiary education, the loss of identity caused by the negative consequences of job-search rejection, the positive impact of kin support and the influence of the participants’ psychological strengths. The final theme elucidated the participants’ positive identity formation post-employment. Conclusion: The results from this study underscored the value of kin support, the use of specific psychological strengths in securing employment and the timing of identity formation in the school-to-work transition phase for South African youth. Contribution: This study may contribute to the existing body of literature on youth unemployment, understanding the psychological impact of the journey to employment and the factors that contribute to securing employment.

Introduction: The development of identity formation occurs during adolescence through experiences, ideals and principle. With greater accessibility to sports, recent trends have shown increased rates of sports specialization over the past decade in youth athletes. Athletic identity measures the strength an individual is tied to the athlete role and can be formed in conjunction to adolescent identity formation. More specialized youth athletes may have stronger ties to their athletic identity during their adolescent identity formation period. Methods: Youth basketball athletes were surveyed on specialization levels and athletic identity via the Athletic Identity Measurement Scale (AIMS), including three submeasures: social identity, exclusivity, and negative affectivity. Results: Participants showed stronger identification to social identity items and the weakest identification with exclusivity items. Athletes reporting more time spent playing their primary sport presented higher scores across all measures of athletic identity, and total athletic identity was stronger in athletes reporting specialization at an earlier age. Exclusivity and negative affectivity tended to increase with specialization level which may primarily be driven by specialized athletes choosing to quit non-primary sports. Discussion: Athletic identity may be worth noting as a psychological indicator of potential risk of injury. The long-term goal of this work is to provide the research and clinical community a greater understanding of a potential psychosocial risk factor as youth athletes continue specializing and spending more time training in a singular sport. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article argues that the genre of prayer in Chronicles possesses a unique rhetorical impetus. It invites readers to join in the prayer and persuades them to follow the prayer's messages, which ultimately enables readers to transform their identity in accordance with the Chronicler's desired future. This article focuses on David's prayer in particular. David's prayer and its related context could serve to shape the members of the Yehud community as supplicants by p ortraying David as a model petitioner. The prayer persuades readers to perceive the specific aspects that David's penitential prayer communicates: 1) sin results in negative consequences, and 2) repentance should include a sacrifice since the external ritu al reverses Yhwh's anger and sym bolizes an offerer's devoted worship. The prayer functions to warn the post exilic members, as active supplicants, to be aware of their sinful situation and encourage s them to stand as sincere worshipers before Yhwh. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper delves into the sociocultural landscape portrayed in Chetan Bhagat's novel Five Point Someone to provide insights into the youth culture of metropolitan India. The narrative explores the lives of three protagonists as they navigate the demanding academic environment of an elite engineering institute in Delhi. Through a sociocultural lens, we examine how these characters grapple with societal expectations, peer pressure, and the impact of a rigid educational system on their identities and aspirations. The analysis focuses on key themes such as identity formation, rebellion against tradition, and the clash between individual desires and societal norms. We also investigate the characters' responses to familial pressures, the pursuit of personal goals, and the challenges they face while striving for academic success. This examination of Five Point Someone offers a deeper understanding of the sociocultural dynamics that shape the lives of metropolitan youth in contemporary India. By shedding light on the complexities of their experiences, we contribute to a broader conversation about the evolving youth culture in urban settings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The religious identity formation process plays an important role in some people's lives; however, this identity domain has a lack of research. The aim of this study is to understand the process of religious identity development, based on identity formation theory, from a temporal integration perspective (Syed & McLean, 2016) which represents the developmental dimension of Erik Erikson's theory. Using qualitative methodology, we conducted 158 interviews: 45 semistructured reflective interviews and 113 monthly expressive open interviews over 1.5 years with 20 male emerging adults, age 18–20 years, in three religious Mechina gap year programs in Israel. Content analysis distinguished three components of religious identity – a conceptual component, a practical component and a collective component – which were found to be dominant in different stages of the religious identity formation process and in different social contexts. The findings, which point to two developmental models, relate also to the person-society integration perspective (Syed & McLean, 2016), which represents the contextual dimension of Erikson's theory; both the developmental and the contextual dimensions are lacking in James Marcia's operationalization of Erikson's theory. These findings also shed light on the necessity to relate all these components in the religious identity domain and have the potential for an integrative view of identity formation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A rich appreciation of Mother Earth--in the entwined contexts of Native American, Australian Aboriginal, Western intellectual, and contemporary ecological movements--is accomplished in this paper using new perspectives and strategies: Mother Earth as name, meme, and conspiracy. This approach is developed and illustrated to offer insight into the dynamics of identity formation of individual cultures, amalgams of cultures, academic approaches, and ecological movements that span the globe, always occurring in the context of threatening, yet creative, encounters. Projecting beyond the Mother Earth example, the paper proposes a vision of the academic study of cultures and religions that focuses on gesture and repetition demonstrating that conditions of coherence, in the presence of the constant threat of incoherence, may be more valuable than discerning meaning. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study investigated engineering students' attitudes and motivation in relation to their identity formation during the learning of EFL in a multilingual and multicultural context. It adopted a Motivational Factors Questionnaire (MFQ) based on Dörnyei's L2 Motivational System framework. In this study, a mixed-methods approach was applied, with an ordered logistic regression technique for the quantitative part and content analysis for the qualitative part. The study revealed that engineering students' characteristics such as gender, age, learners' attitudes toward the L2 community, and nationality were influential factors in constructing their identity in a multilingual and multicultural context. In addition, they were found to be motivated to learn EFL for some pragmatic benefits, leading to positive attitudes toward EFL learning in such a context. They easily construct their identity because of their linguistic and cultural exposure. It is recommended that EFL be taught to all university students irrespective of their course of study, to fit perfectly into the globally diverse labor market of society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The impact of regional architecture on residents' identities varies, involving complex emotional aspects. We conducted an in-depth study of the deep connection between regional architecture and identity in China's Huizhou and Minnan regions, highlighting its key role in stimulating authentic pride. Initially, we carried out a survey among 433 residents from both regions using questionnaires to obtain quantitative data, revealing the mediating role of authentic pride. Subsequently, we conducted in-depth interviews with 20 residents from 4 villages of the 2 regions, and the coding results explained the multidimensional reasons behind the quantitative analysis outcomes. This research not only deepened the understanding of how regional architecture impacts identity recognition but also highlighted the urgency of preserving regional culture under the pressures of globalization and modernization. Moreover, this study provided strong reasons for the preservation of architectural heritage, emphasizing its importance as a cornerstone of identity and a means to enhance community cohesion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper discusses the subjection of Europe's lower-strata working-class Muslims to a politics of containment on two levels: isolation and elite capture. Departing from analogies between antisemitism and Islamophobia, it argues for a different comparison between the two that involves their effects when weaponised as discursive strategies. While the effects of the weaponisation of ('new') antisemitism tend to isolate Muslims through a de -essentialising good vs. bad Muslim discourse, the effects of the weaponisation of Islamophobia move towards the tendential dynamics of elite capture through a re -essentialising discourse. Instead of theorising identity-formation as a direct consequence of ideology, the paper situates both discursive strategies within a structural framework that involves Muslims' organisational and collective- action forms, which in turn consolidate non-class identities. The paper concludes that the effects of the weaponisation of both discourses are realised in the containment of Muslims. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Focusing on the importance of family linguistic practices and social support, this study investigates the complex link between immigrant youths' heritage language competence and the development of their sense of self. The research, which makes heavy use of quantitative methods, looks at the interplay between fluency in one's heritage language and one's feeling of cultural and ethnic belonging. The results highlight the significance of language usage among families of immigrants. Positive and robust associations between family language use and legacy language competence highlight the central role of the family context in language transmission. Youth of immigrants who hear their heritage language spoken often at home benefit not just in linguistic but also in cultural and ethnic identity development. This, in turn, helps immigrant families feel more at home and strengthens their commitment to maintaining their cultural traditions. Although the favorable association between community support and heritage language competency is less, it is still considerable. Community support supplements family efforts by offering extra resources and opportunities for language development. Heritage language schools and cultural festivals are examples of community-driven projects that provide a framework for language study and cultural immersion. Youth who share a same language and cultural background benefit from the existence of welcoming immigrant communities, which strengthens their sense of cultural identification and fosters a feeling of belonging. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article aims to explore the consequences of parents’ absence in transmitting the memory of homeland in Rawi Hage’s Carnival (2012). This narrative demonstrates how storytelling could reflect on the protagonist’s memory of home and origins as an Easterner. Besides, it analyzes the significance of using the transmission of memory and how it could shape the second generation’s identity. In such a diasporic literary work, the protagonist, Fly, attempts to construct their own identity even in the absence of their parents; however, traumatic memories about childhood cause a deep disparity in the mind. Hage’s Carnival identifies the circus life where the protagonist was born and raised as an old memory. Further, it identifies the flying carpet, inherited from the protagonist’s father, as a path to an imaginary space. The latter represents an escape from a miserable life. In this respect, the memory transmission of Fly is studied based on Hirsch’s conception of postmemory and Erikson's theory of psychosocial development and identity formation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: The purpose of the study is to examine the experiences of emerging adults transitioning from college to career and the implications of this transition on clothing choice and identity formation. Design/methodology/approach: This study utilized a phenomenological approach to address how appearances are used by emerging adults during the transition from college to the workplace and how those appearances help form identity. Findings: The study found that participants have a desire for high-status consumption, primarily fueled by social comparison and the desire to keep up with colleagues, a desire to express identity through clothing, even if they are working from home, and the tendency to convey maturity during this transitory time by dressing the part. Research limitations/implications: The main limitation of this study is the homogenous nature of participants. Most are white females in their 20s who work in the fashion industry. It would be fruitful to consider a more representative population of emerging adults to examine the role of clothing choice on identity formation during this critical time. Practical implications: This study highlights the need for change in the retail sector, regarding which garments create a professional wardrobe. Since the pandemic, many companies have shifted to a casual dress code, thus rendering the historically professional wardrobe of business attire obsolete. Originality/value: Examining what it means to be an emerging adult joining the workforce in today's post-pandemic world is a complex and ongoing process. This study provides insight into how this experience is navigated via clothing and how identities are shaped during this transition in a person's life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Pharmacists have many identities within the profession from medication experts, clinicians, educators, mentors, patient advocates, and more. It can be especially challenging for racially and ethnically minoritized persons (REMPs) to form a professional identity when they are surrounded by stereotypes and biases which are pervasive in the community, academia, and pharmacy practice settings. As pharmacist educators, preceptors, and mentors, it is important to create safer spaces that decrease stereotyping and biases for students so they may envision themselves thinking, acting, and feeling like a pharmacist. Here, literature on professional identity formation in underrepresented groups in the United States is reviewed to continue the conversation of creating safer spaces for underrepresented students as they develop their professional identity.

This research explores the intricate nature of self-concept, a pivotal element in human behavior and identity formation, encompassing beliefs, thoughts, and perceptions shaping individuals' understanding of themselves and their environment across physical, psychological, and social dimensions, influencing behavior and self-esteem. Focusing on junior high school students aged 13-18 in Bangka Belitung, the study employs a quantitative descriptive approach with 126 participants, employing Rahmat's theory (2013) to gauge self-concept facets. Outcomes reveal that 34% of students perceive their self-concept as moderate, while 4% hold positive views and 32% exhibit above-average self-concepts. Notably, gender-based disparities accentuate the need for tailored interventions. Identification of areas needing improvement via validity testing led to proposed classical guidance topics aimed at augmenting self-concept, including body care, confidence-building, and social interaction. Implications stress the significance of customized interventions, gender-aware strategies, and nurturing positive self-concept for comprehensive student growth, in alignment with educational experts' viewpoints, advocating self-awareness, constructive perspectives, and individualized assistance. These insights advocate holistic approaches to empower students on their path to self-acceptance, personal development, and holistic growth, echoing broader educational objectives and policies, reaffirming the pivotal role of classical guidance in molding students' self-concept.

This article reports on an evaluation which explored students' experiences with a Senior Citizen Partnership Program (SCPP). This was implemented in 2017 as part of Curtin Medical School's curriculum to support students' learning about healthy ageing. This mixed methods study reports a cross-section of attitudes and content analyses of (i) open-ended responses from 258 students and (ii) transcriptions from seven focus group discussions which allowed 33 students from first, fourth and fifth years to articulate their experiences of the SCPP and its impact on their training. Three main themes were identified: (i) challenges to prior perceptions of older adults (with ten subthemes), (ii) positive impacts on their medical education (with eight subthemes) and (iii) on their personal development (with five subthemes). Overall, students viewed the SCPP as a valuable contribution to their learning. Its intentional creation of a designated space and time coincided with students' transition into adulthood and formation as a doctor. Clinical-year students attributed the SCPP to improved interpersonal communication and care of older patients. A longitudinal program which partners students with residential-based older adults may support the emerging identity of a doctor who provides quality care for older persons. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Animal stereotypes are used to describe, circumscribe and label people. They also serve to negotiate what counts as familiar and what is expelled as foreign. This article explores the composition of animal stereotypes and examines why they continue to influence the way humans understand themselves. Referring to dehumanising language in contemporary political discourse, anthropological theories of mimicry and representation as well as ethnological observations of human–animal relations, this article argues that if animals are regarded as intelligent and compassionate rather than irrational or violent, the debasing intent of animal stereotypes fails. While a deeper understanding of the mutual dependence of humans, non-humans and their environment is of academic and social interest alike, the projection of images of oneself onto animal others only highlights certain features, whilst leaving others in the dark. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Identity formation for asexual people can be complicated by limited societal awareness of asexualities. Consequently, people who eventually identify on the asexuality spectrum often adopt other sexual identities in their early lives. In this paper, we extend sexual identity development theory by analyzing the identity trajectories of asexual-spectrum people who once identified as bisexual or pansexual. Quantitative data suggests that about half of asexual-spectrum respondents once identified as bisexual or pansexual and a third closely associate with bisexual or pansexual terminology. Qualitative data supports these findings, revealing that bisexuality, pansexuality, and asexuality are not always seen as mutually exclusive categories by asexual individuals. We argue that the intelligibility of bi-/pansexuality positions them as identity pathways for many asexual-spectrum individuals who experience equal (albeit little to no) attraction toward people of any gender. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Second-generation members of the Vietnamese diaspora living in the Czech Republic (CR) are living between two cultures, which confuses their identity. The aim of the article is to understand the identity formation and sense of self of second-generation Vietnamese Czechs. The study analysed 31 in-depth interviews and three important situations to form engaged observations that show that neither the host society nor the diaspora recognise these people as full members of either community. As a result of their otherness, second-generation Vietnamese Czechs usually go through four stages of identity formation, at the end of which they develop one of three possible forms of hybrid identity, located between the Czech and Vietnamese sociocultural environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article mainly elaborates the relations between Russia and the West during and after the Cold War. Both sides saw each other as a security threat during the Cold War. After 1990s when the Soviet Union collapsed, this antagonistic relation ended for a short period. Once Vladimir Putin came to power, Russia once again revealed security concerns in the post-Soviet space. The iconic symbol of this concern was the Colour Revolutions in Georgia and Ukraine. The Kremlin saw the Revolutions as a Western threat to Russia's identity formation in the region. On the other hand, the West saw the Revolutions as a call for democratic liberation for the peoples of the region. Hence, this study looks deeply into both sides of concerns about the Revolutions through the concepts of identity politics and security concerns. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper offers a novel, qualitative approach to evaluating the outcomes of integrating humanities and ethics into a newly revised pre-clerkship medical education curriculum. The authors set out to evaluate medical students' perceptions, learning outcomes, and growth in identity development. Led by a team of interdisciplinary scholars, this qualitative project examines multiple sources of student experience and perception data, including student essays, end-of-year surveys, and semi-structured interviews with students. Data were analyzed using deductive and inductive processes to identify key categories and recurring themes. Results suggest that students not only engaged with the curricular content and met the stated learning objectives but also acknowledged their experience in the humanities and ethics curriculum as an opportunity to reflect, expand their perceptions of medicine (and what it means to be "in" medicine), connect with their classmates, and further cultivate their personal and professional identities. Results of this qualitative study show how and in what ways the ethics and humanities curriculum motivates students past surface-level memorization of factual knowledge and encourages thoughtful analysis and evaluation about how the course material relates to and influences their thinking and how they see themselves as future doctors. The comprehensive qualitative approach reflects a holistic model for evaluating the integration of humanities and ethics into the pre-clerkship medical education curriculum. Future research should examine if this approach provides a protective factor against the demonstrated ethical erosion and empathy decrease during clinical training. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Assertiveness development in women can be hindered by gendered norms of agreeableness and passivity. Despite this, many women become assertive, although less is known about how they negotiate the process. This grounded theory examined women's assertiveness development based on experiences of eleven, primarily post-secondary educated women from a large Western Canada university. Women currently struggling with assertiveness (n = 6) and those who once struggled but now considered themselves more assertive (n = 5) were recruited to compare the immediate experience of barriers to assertiveness and reflections on overcoming these barriers, respectively. Semi-structured interviews and an assertiveness measure were used to capture participants' convergent and divergent experiences. Participants' main concerns centered on a desire to be socially accepted, which precluded assertive behaviour and culminated in personal costs such as not getting needs met. Processes in resolving these concerns involved cognitive, behavioural, and social changes, and finding a purpose in life that required assertiveness. These processes form the base of Assertive Identity Negotiation theory, where women negotiate an assertive identity by continually reflecting on and committing to self-assertion while balancing interpersonal concerns. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This qualitative narrative inquiry study explored how Multiracial members negotiate multiple racial identities and locations to find a sense of belonging within sorority and fraternity environments. Participants eventually found a sense of belonging within their chapters through peers who they educated about their multiraciality. Their placemaking was fraught with experiences of monoracism, colorism, and relationships, which positioned them to serve as racial buffers and cultural translators for their monoracial chapter peers. The tenets of interest convergence and monoracism of Multiracial critical theory are used to interrogate these findings. Implications are provided to help campus-based professionals engage in identity advocacy and inclusion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Bildungsroman is a genre that concerns the formation of individual identity and particularly focuses on the moral and psychological growth of the protagonist in a novel. This article aims to analyze the bildungsroman process in a dystopian context, primarily focusing on the significance of emotions in the dystopian society of Clone (2018) by Priya Sarukkai Chabria. This study scrutinizes the emotive structure of the novel based on two kinds of emotional movements: firstly, the psychic and textual movement of emotions is explored using Bharata's rasa theory and, secondly, the spatial significance of emotions in social spaces is probed through phenomenological inquiry into the anatomy of shared emotions in the text. Through this theoretical approach, this article addresses the following questions: (a) How does a dystopian context problematize the identity formation of the protagonist in Clone? (b) How does the dystopian genre treat emotions in its structure and how instrumental are they to the identity formation of the bildungsheld in the selected novel? (c) How does Chabria manifest rasa theory and emotional movement in the structure of the novel? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

While the identity formation of university students has been examined in several cross-sectional studies, few longitudinal studies have investigated this topic. Besides, the relationship between identity formation and gender differences remains unclear. This study aimed to examine the relationship between identity process and gender differences based on longitudinal studies. The participants were 4,790 first-year Japanese university students (62.0% female), who were selected from a large-sample longitudinal survey project (the Transition Project from School to Work/Adult Life). The Dimensions of Identity Development Scale (DIDS) was used to assess the identity processes. Latent growth modeling showed a progressive increase in commitment and active exploration, and a stability of maladaptive exploration. Furthermore, compared to men, women tended to deeply explore, worry, and feel less secure about their identity. Additionally, the latent class growth analysis identified six profiles of identity trajectories—achievement, foreclosure, moratorium, searching moratorium, troubled diffusion, and carefree diffusion to troubled diffusion—with foreclosure being the most common trajectory. Furthermore, women tended to belong to the moratorium trajectory, whereas men tended to belong to the troubled diffusion trajectory. We discuss the characteristics of identity formation and gender differences among Japanese university students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]