TY  - JOUR
A1  - Hofer, Jan
A1  - Busch, Holger
A1  - Menon, Anitha
T1  - Realization of affiliation goals, interpersonal identity development, and well-being: effects of the implicit affiliation motive among German and Zambian adolescents
T2  - Frontiers in Psychology
N2  - Introduction: Across various cultural contexts, success in goal realization relates to individuals’ well-being. Moreover, commitment to and successful pursuance of goals are crucial when searching for a meaningful identity in adolescence. However, individuals’ goals differ in how much they match their implicit motive dispositions. We hypothesized that successful pursuance of affiliation goals positively relates to commitment-related dimensions of interpersonal identity development (domain: close friends) that, in turn, predict adolescents’ level of well-being. However, we further assumed that the links between goal success and identity commitment are particularly pronounced among adolescents who are characterized by a high implicit affiliation motive.
Methods: To scrutinize the generalizability of the assumed relationships, data were assessed among adolescents in individualistic (Germany) and collectivistic (Zambia) cultural contexts.
Results: Regardless of adolescents’ cultural background, we found that commitment-related dimensions of interpersonal identity development mediate the link between successful attainment of affiliation goals and well-being, particularly among adolescents with a pronounced implicit affiliation motive; that is, the strength of the implicit affiliation motive moderates the association
between goal success and identity commitment.
Conclusion: We discuss findings concerning universal effects of implicit motives on identity commitment and well-being.
KW  - implicit affiliation motive
KW  - interpersonal identity development
KW  - friendship
KW  - successful realization of affiliation goals
KW  - well-being
KW  - culture
Y1  - 2024
UR  - https://ubt.opus.hbz-nrw.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/2464
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:385-1-24641
VL  - 2024
IS  - 15
PB  - Frontiers Media
CY  - Lausanne
ER  -