Table 3.
Positive psychosocial functioning variables by identity status cluster
| Variable | Achievement (n = 1,560) | Searching moratorium (n = 1,225) | Foreclosure (n = 1,215) | Diffused diffusion (n = 1,278) | Carefree diffusion (n = 1,061) | Undifferentiated (n = 2,685) | F ratio | η2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-esteem | 41.85a (6.46) | 37.71b (7.12) | 41.22c (6.04) | 34.20d (6.07) | 33.34e (5.97) | 37.07f (7.23) | 377.31*** | .18 |
| Internal locus of control | 18.70a (2.95) | 18.70a (3.30) | 17.71b (2.90) | 16.86c (2.59) | 15.65d (2.81) | 17.32e (2.86) | 207.22*** | .11 |
| Meaning in life (search) | 19.56a (5.56) | 22.56b (5.00) | 16.86c (5.03) | 22.90b (4.54) | 18.13d (5.42) | 20.30e (4.74) | 253.87*** | .13 |
| Meaning in life (presence) | 24.27a (4.02) | 21.46b (4.68) | 23.30c (4.42) | 16.64d (4.07) | 17.75e (4.03) | 20.68f (5.16) | 582.56*** | .25 |
| Satisfaction with life | 23.16a (4.52) | 20.83b (5.31) | 22.44c (5.39) | 17.89d (4.61) | 17.59d (4.68) | 20.36b (5.36) | 265.53*** | .13 |
| Psychological well-being | 86.17a (9.36) | 79.96b (11.16) | 84.91c (11.61) | 76.68d (10.69) | 69.94e (9.71) | 78.75f (9.71) | 394.24*** | .19 |
| Eudaimonic well-being | 83.54a (9.88) | 77.18b (9.52) | 80.49c (7.64) | 69.32d (8.16) | 65.83e (9.25) | 73.80f (8.22) | 739.94*** | .30 |
Pairwise comparisons were conducted using the sandwich estimator (Kauermann and Carroll 2001) to adjust for multilevel nesting. Overall F ratios and effect sizes are not adjusted for nesting
Within each row, means with the same subscript do not differ significantly at p < .01
***
p < .001