2002/01/01 by Jeffrey Jensen Arnett · 1 citation
Psychology · Social Sciences · #Cultural Differences and Values #Youth Education and Societal Dynamics #Globalization #Identity (music) #Confusion #Identity formation #Cultural identity #Psychology #Sociology #Cultural globalization #Identity change #Identity crisis #Gender studies #Social psychology #Political science #Self-concept #Psychoanalysis #Law #Aesthetics #Personality
paper · doi:10.1037/0003-066x.57.10.774
openalex publication_date 2002/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
The influence of globalization on psychological functioning is examined. First, descriptions of how globalization is occurring in various world regions are presented. Then the psychological consequences of globalization are described, with a focus on identity issues. Specifically, it is argued that most people worldwide now develop a bicultural identity that combines their local identity with an identity linked to the global culture; that identity confusion may be increasing among young people in non-Western cultures as a result of globalization; that some people join self-selected cultures to maintain an identity that is separate from the global culture; and that a period of emerging adulthood increasingly extends identity explorations beyond adolescence, through the mid- to late twenties.