This study examines the meaning of personal rituals for the adolescent identity development and emotion regulation. Both are ritual functions and can be characterized as adolescent developmental tasks. However, there is no consistent pattern in previous research to explain the processes for how identity is formed and emotions are regulated during the performance of personal rituals. Therefore, a questionnaire study among 410 (182 male) adolescents (age: M = 15.06, SD = .61) was carried out. The questionnaire used the Berzonsky Identity Style Inventory and various measures to assess different experiences during the ritual (i.e. mood, emotion regulation, reality-transforming experiences). After separating spiritual from non-spiritual rituals, the results showed that spiritual rituals were used as a means for emotion regulation. Furthermore, self-reflection was closely related to the information-oriented identity style. The findings are discussed against the background of the impact of spiritual practices for emotional and identity development in adolescence.

这项研究探讨了个人仪式对于青少年身份发展和情绪调节的意义。两者都是仪式功能，可以被描述为青少年的发展任务。但是，在以前的研究中，并没有一致的模式来解释在进行个人仪式时如何形成身份和调节情绪的过程。因此，我们对410名（182名男性）青少年进行了问卷调查（年龄：M = 15.06，SD= 0.61）。问卷使用Berzonsky身份风格量表和各种措施来评估仪式期间的不同经历（即情绪，情绪调节，改变现实的经历）。将精神仪式与非精神仪式分开后，结果表明，精神仪式被用作调节情绪的一种手段。此外，自我反思与信息导向的身份风格密切相关。在精神实践对青春期情绪和身份发展产生影响的背景下讨论了这些发现。