01414nas a2200157   4500008004100000245008500041210006900126260000900195300001200204490000700216520085000223653001901073100002101092700001801113856012501131       2014                        eng d00aIdentity Expression and Bedroom Personalization by Urban Adolescents in Botswana0 aIdentity Expression and Bedroom Personalization by Urban Adolesc  c2014  a691-7150 v293 aIdentity expression through the design of urban adolescents’ bedrooms in Gaborone, Botswana, was the focus of this qualitative study. Interviews were conducted to determine the manner in which decorative and personal items played a role in identity exploration and expression. The findings indicated a clear interplay between personalization and identity formation for adolescents. Identities expressed through personalization of bedrooms were private self, gender identity, age identity, family/social identity, and relationships; past, present, and future roles/identities; and religious identity. In addition to these, boys clearly expressed sport identity, self-image, creative self, and achievements through their bedroom personalization. A model is presented that illustrates the interplay between personalization and identity formation.10aDesign Program1 aFidzani, Lily, C1 aRead, Marilyn  uhttps://dev.business.oregonstate.edu/biblio/identity-expression-and-bedroom-personalization-urban-adolescents-botswana-0