EC Psychology and Psychiatry

Mini Review Volume 12 Issue 7 - 2023

Personal Identity of Men During the Midlife Crisis

Kalacheva Irina Alexandrovna1* and Gurova Olga Sergeevna2

13rd Year Master Student of the Institute of Humanities, Altai State University, Barnaul, Russia

2Candidate of Psychological Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Social Psychology and Pedagogical Education, Altai State University, Barnaul, Russia

*Corresponding Author: Kalacheva Irina Alexandrovna, 3rd Year Master Student of the Institute of Humanities, Altai State University, Barnaul, Russia.
Received: March 07, 2023; Published:July 26, 2023



The article presents the results of a study of personal identity in men during a midlife crisis. It is shown that there is a rather strong relationship between the status of personal identity and the crisis state in middle-aged men. The data obtained in the article allow us to better understand the content and structure of identity during the midlife crisis.

Keywords: Personal Identity; Crisis; Age Crisis; Average Age

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Kalacheva Irina Alexandrovna and Gurova Olga Sergeevna. Personal Identity of Men During the Midlife Crisis. EC Psychology and Psychiatry 12.7 (2023): 01-04.