Brief report: The Identity Style Inventory – Validation in Italian adolescents and college students

Elisabetta Crocetti, Monica Rubini, Michael D. Berzonsky, Wim Meeus

2008-08-08articleJournal of Adolescence75 citationsclosed

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Identity, Memory, and Therapy Social and Intergroup Psychology Personality Traits and Psychology

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the factor structure and convergent validity of an Italian translation of the Identity Style Inventory (ISI). Confirmatory factor analyses revealed a clear three-factor structure of identity style and a mono-factor structure of commitment, not only in the overall sample, but also in gender and age subgroups. Convergent validity was demonstrated by theoretically consistent associations between the ISI dimensions and measures of identity processes, self-esteem, and need for cognitive closure. The findings suggest that the Italian version of the ISI is a useful tool for assessing social-cognitive processes relevant to identity formation in Italian adolescents and college students.

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