Ibáñez Ayuso, María JoséIbanez-Ayuso, María José2026-01-132026-01-132024Ibanez-Ayuso, M J 2024, 'The Relevance of Youth Identity Formation in an Increasingly Individualistic Society', Caritas et Veritas, vol. 14, no. 2, pp. 85-97. https://doi.org/10.32725/cetv.2024.0221805-0948https://hdl.handle.net/10641/7229Publisher Copyright: © (2024), (University of South Bohemia). All rights reserved.En los últimos meses, la crisis sanitaria ha generado sospecha hacia los demás. Esto no solo crea grandes problemas para la convivencia social, sino también para el florecimiento humano. El crecimiento del individualismo dificulta que las personas reconozcan su dimensión relacional. Este fenómeno afecta especialmente a los jóvenes, ya que durante su juventud deben afrontar el reto de construir su identidad. Con el objetivo de ofrecer claves educativas que ayuden a los jóvenes a afrontar este reto en el contexto actual, se ha llevado a cabo un análisis de contenido exploratorio de distintos textos de los papas Juan Pablo II y Francisco. Para ello, mediante un análisis estadístico inicial de los textos y, a continuación, un análisis temático basado en la teoría fundamentada, se han hallado cuatro grandes claves educativas en el pensamiento de ambos papas. [Traducción automática al español; idioma original: inglés.]In recent months, the health crisis has brought about suspicion of others. Not only does it create major problems for social coexistence, but also for human flourishing. The growth of individualism makes it difficult for people to recognise their relational dimension. This phenomenon especially affects young people, since during their youth they must face the challenge of building their identity. With the aim of offering educational keys to help young people face this challenge in the current context, an exploratory content analysis of different texts of Popes John Paul II and Francis has been carried out. For this purpose, through an initial statistical analysis of the texts and then a thematic analysis based on grounded theory, four major educational keys have been found in the thought of both Popes.132785174enghttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/community developmenteducationhumanities educationindividualismsocial justiceyouthEducationReligious studiesPhilosophySociology and Political ScienceSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingYesyesjournal articleopen access10.32725/cetv.2024.022https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85217148074https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85217148074#tab=citedBy