ABSTRACT Most research on identity has focused on either identity processes or identity content, neglecting how individuals structure their identities. We investigated how individuals negotiated their sometimes conflicting multiple identifications of work and family into different types of workable identity configurations. We also examined differences across configurations in the gender distribution, degree of conflict, and life satisfaction. Through a mixed methods approach, a community sample of 124 young Swedish adults (50% women, Mage 33.29 years) were interviewed about work and family priorities and completed a rating scale measure of life satisfaction. The qualitative analyses showed six different types of identity configurations, the most common being Family first, followed by Everything is important, Struggling to prioritize, Now family comes first, Inability to prioritize, and Work first. The quantitative analyses showed few gender differences across configurations, but there were differences in conflict and life satisfaction between configurations. The findings from this study reflect the complex and dynamic ways identity is structured within a cultural context.

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“夹在两个世界之间”——职业和家庭身份的身份配置

摘要 大多数关于身份的研究都集中在身份过程或身份内容上，而忽视了个人如何构建他们的身份。我们调查了个人如何将他们有时相互冲突的工作和家庭的多重身份认同转化为不同类型的可行身份配置。我们还研究了不同配置在性别分布、冲突程度和生活满意度方面的差异。通过混合方法，对 124 名瑞典年轻人（50% 女性，法师 33.29 岁）的社区样本进行了关于工作和家庭优先事项的采访，并完成了生活满意度的评定量表测量。定性分析显示了六种不同类型的身份配置，最常见的是家庭第一，其次是一切都很重要，努力优先考虑，现在家庭至上，无法优先考虑，工作第一。定量分析显示不同配置之间的性别差异很小，但配置之间的冲突和生活满意度存在差异。这项研究的结果反映了身份在文化背景下构建的复杂而动态的方式。