期刊名称：International Journal of Psychological Studies
印刷版ISSN：1918-7211
电子版ISSN：1918-722X
出版年度：2013
卷号：5
期号：3
页码：12
DOI：10.5539/ijps.v5n3p12
出版社：Canadian Center of Science and Education
摘要：This article explores identity formation, change and use of multiple identities among forced migrants. The research, a longitudinal study lasting two years between 2009 and 2011, was conducted through interviews with, and observation of, five migrants. The use of the longitudinal study was geared at compensating for the limited sample size. The findings led to the conclusion that identity could be an individual construct since individuals may have the capacity to decide who they aspire to be and shape themselves in particular selves. The research found that choices may not be free but conditioned by social and environmental factors. For migrants, identity formation is therefore constrained by the need to maintain the native identity as well as espouse [or borrow] host and imagined identities in order to integrate into societies and manage the effects of displacement and loss. The research suggests that identity manipulation could be a social and psychological survival tactics, commanding further inquiry.
