The Study of the Relationship between Normative and Informative Identity Styles with Differentiation of Self and Psychological Well-being of the Students Ghader Parvin*, Moradi Fatemeh MA of Psychology, Vali-E-Asr University of Rafsanjan, Rafsanjan, Iran *Corresponding Author: Parvin Ghader Email: pa.ghader@gmail.com
Online published on 5 May, 2018. Abstract This study aimed to investigate the relationship between normative and informative identity style with differentiation of self and psychological well-being of the students of Valiasr University of Rafsanjan city. This is a descriptive correlational study. Statistical population consisted of all 2000 students of Valiasr University of Rafsanjan who reside in the dormitories, of whom, 320 students from eight dormitories were selected using the single-stage randomized cluster sampling. Data were collected by differentiation of self questionnaire (1988), Reef's psychological well-being questionnaire (1989), and Identity Style Inventory (1989). This study examined the Pearson correlation coefficient between informative identity style and differentiation of self; results showed no significant correlation between these variables, however, there was a significant correlation between normative identity style and differentiation of self. Finally, the results showed that there was no significant correlation between informational identity style and differentiation of self, however, there was a significant relationship between normative dimension and differentiation of self. Moreover, there was a significant correlation between informative and normative identity style with psychological well-being. Top Keywords Informative Identity Style, Normative Identity Style, Differentiation of Self, Psychological Well-being. Top |