Abstract
This study was designed to examine stylistic differences in processing identity-related
information and their relations with wisdom (dimensions and total) amongst adult
population. Four-hundred individuals (185 males and 215 females) ranging in age from 17 to
50 years (M = 26.095, SD = 8.588) were recruited from various educational institutions and
work places located in different areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Identity style
inventory (version-5) developed by Berzonsky et al. (2013) and Ardelt’s (2003) three- dimensional wisdom scale (3D-WS) were used as tools to collect the relevant information.
According to the results, identity styles accounted for significant variation in wisdom. The
findings revealed that individuals with informational style obtained highest scores on wisdom
(total and subcomponents, i.e., cognitive, reflective, and affective). On the contrary, diffuse- avoidant and normative persons showed the opposite pattern. A strong relationship that was
observed between identity styles and wisdom attests wisdom as dependent on identity
styles.
