Value Consistency across Relational Roles and Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction: The Mediating Role of Self-Concept Clarity

Claudia Russo, Daniela Barni, Ioana Zagrean and Francesca Danioni
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Claudia Russo: Department of Human Sciences, LUMSA University, 00193 Rome, Italy
Daniela Barni: Department of Human and Social Sciences, University of Bergamo, 24129 Bergamo, Italy
Ioana Zagrean: Department of Human Sciences, LUMSA University, 00193 Rome, Italy
Francesca Danioni: Family Studies and Research University Centre, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, 20123 Milan, Italy

Social Sciences, 2021, vol. 10, issue 8, 1-16

Abstract: Living in today’s complex social world can contribute to the development of a multi-faceted personal identity and to the risk of identity dispersion. This study focused on values, which are conceptualised as the core of one’s personal identity. It aimed to explore the within-person value consistency across relational roles (i.e., relationships with parents, partners, and friends) and to analyse the association between value consistency, self-concept clarity, and basic psychological needs satisfaction. One hundred ninety-five Italian young adults (F = 85%; M age = 26.65, SD = 3.83) participated in the study. They completed the Values in Context Questionnaire, the Self-Concept Clarity Scale, and the satisfaction subscale from the Basic Needs Satisfaction and Frustration Scale. Findings showed high value consistencies across the relational roles. Specifically, consistency is higher when values as a partner and values as a friend are considered. Moreover, the relation between value consistency and basic psychological needs satisfaction was fully mediated by self-concept clarity. Limitations of the study, future research developments, and practical implications of the results are discussed.

Keywords: value consistency; relational roles; self-concept clarity; basic psychological needs; young adults (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A B N P Y80 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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