Mental Health and Identity Development of Adolescence

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between mental health and adolescent identity development. In the revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5), “Identity” is an essential diagnostic criterion for personality disorders (self-related personality functioning) in the alternative approach to the diagnosis of personality disorders in Section III of DSM-5. Integrating a broad range of established identity concepts, AIDA (Assessment of Identity Development in Adolescence) is a new questionnaire to assess pathology-related identity development in healthy and disturbed adolescents aged 13 to 18 years. Purpose of the Study: Aim of the present study is to investigate differences in identity development between adolescents with different mental health problems (Anxiety, Phobia, Stress, Sleeping Disease etc). In adolescence and emerging adulthood, a lot of factors affect aggression like gender, social life, social situation, identity formation, low self-control and self-esteem, physical development, ununderstanding for self, etc. Method: Participants were 200 adolescent students. The test set includes the questionnaire AIDA. There were questions related to mental health in the questionnaire. In which the students were made aware of the effect of their understanding of their own personality, their vision of others, their perception of society and the world, etc. effects on their mental health and which can effect on identity development. Participants consisted of 40 adolescents. Their age was between 13-19 years old. I prepared a Questionnaire. I used Survey method to collect data. Conclusion: The AIDA questionnaire may help to improve assessment and treatment of adolescents with severe psychiatric problems. This study can boost the morale of adolescent students.