Validation of the Slovene Functions of Identity Scale with a sample of emerging adults

Baš, Anže (author), Rakinić, Kristina (author), Glavač, Timotej (author)

The Function of Identity Scale (FIS) is a self-report measure of five identity functions: structure, harmony, goals, control, and future. The purpose of the study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Slovenian version on a sample of emerging adults. 287 participants between the ages of 18 and 29 years participated in the study. Confirmatory factor analysis provided support for the proposed five-factor structure of the scale. Furthermore, strict measurement invariance across genders was demonstrated. Convergent validity was only partially established. With the exception of the Control subscale, the internal reliability coefficients were satisfactory for the other four subscales. Shortcomings of the Control subscale were discussed along with recommendations for future revisions. Overall, the results of the study are consistent with those observed in other validation studies and support the usefulness of the scale for assessing the identity functions among emerging adults

• Language: English
• Keywords: identity, Functions of identity scale FIS, psychometrics, emerging adulthood, Purpose in life test PIL, General self-efficacy scale GSE, Extended objective measure of ego identity status EOM-EIS-2, Satisfaction with life scale SWLS, Zimbardo time perspective inventory ZTPI
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FDV - Faculty of Social Sciences; FF - Faculty of Arts
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Year: 2022
• Number of pages: Str. 588-601
• Numbering: Letn. 31
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-143637
• UDC: 159.923.2.072
• ISSN on article: 2350-5141
• DOI: 10.20419/2022.31.567
• COBISS.SI-ID: 133829891
• Publication date in RUL: 04.01.2023

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Psihološka obzorja. Znanstveno-strokovna psihološka revija Društva psihologov Slovenije
• Publisher: Društvo psihologov Slovenije
• ISSN: 2350-5141
• COBISS.SI-ID: 271603200

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Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Title: Validacija slovenske oblike Lestvice funkcij identitete pri vzorcu mladih na prehodu v odraslost

Abstract

Lestvica funkcij identitet (LFI) je samoocenjevalni vprašalnik, ki meri pet identitetnih funkcij: strukturo, harmonijo, cilje, nadzor in prihodnost. Namen raziskave je bil preveriti psihometrične značilnosti slovenske verzije na vzorcu mladih na prehodu v odraslost. V raziskavo je bilo vključenih 287 udeležencev med 18. in 29. letom starosti. S konfirmatorno faktorsko analizo smo potrdili predlagano petfaktorsko strukturo lestvice, prav tako je bila lestvica strogo mersko invariantna po spolu. Konvergentna veljavnost je bila potrjena le delno. Z izjemo podlestvice Nadzor so bili koeficienti notranje zanesljivosti za ostale štiri podlestvice zadovoljivi. Pomanjkljivosti podlestvice Nadzor smo naslovili skupaj s predlogi za nadaljnje izboljšave. Rezultati slovenske validacijske študije LFI so skladni z rezultati drugih validacijskih študij in podpirajo uporabnost lestvice za oceno identitetnih funkcij mladih na prehodu v odraslost.

• Keywords: identiteta, Lestvica funkcij identitet LFI, psihometrija, prehod v odraslost, Lestvica življenjskih ciljev PIL, Lestvica splošne samoučinkovitosti GSE, Lestvica zadovoljstva z življenjem SWLS, Zimbardov vprašalnik časovne perspektive ZTPI