Abstract
Seventy years ago Erikson proposed successful identity formation in adolescence was the foundation for successful intimacy formation in young adulthood. With the extended period of identity exploration in emerging adulthood, it is unclear if intimacy formation continues to be connected to identity. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between identity in three domains of love, work, and worldview with long term views of intimacy using Marital Horizons Theory. Results from a sample of 777 college students in the Project READY dataset indicated that identity formation in love is positively associated with views of marriage, identity formation in work has no significant association with views of marriage, and identity formation in worldview is negatively associated with views of marriage. Implications for the transition into marriage and further identity research are discussed.
Degree
MS
College and Department
Family, Home, and Social Sciences; Marriage, Family, and Human Development
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BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Belt, Dallin Alexander, "Looking at the Marital Horizons of Emerging Adults Through the Lens of Identity Formation" (2016). Theses and Dissertations. 6193.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/6193
Date Submitted
2016-03-01
Document Type
Thesis
Handle
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/etd8353
Keywords
emerging adult, identity, love, work, worldview, marital horizons, marital timing, age of marriage, marital importance, Project READY
Language
english