Ego Identity Development of Adolescents with Cancer

In the last two decades, there has been a growing interest in short versions of questionnaires for measuring several psychological constructs. Focusing on identity development, in the present study, we extracted and tested the psychometric properties of the EIPQ-SF, a short version of the EIPQ scale for measuring identity according to Marcia’s identity statuses (achieved, foreclosed, moratorium and diffused identity). The data of our study derived from a sample of 210 college students aged 18-25 years. For extracting the EIPQ-SF, we first tested the content of the items of the original EIPQ and then we performed exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. We evaluated the predictive validity of the EIPQ-SF by comparing the levels of self-esteem among participants with achieved, foreclosed, moratorium and diffused identity. The results of our study indicate that EIPQ-SF has a good factor structure and adequate validity and reliability; therefore, it can be used as a short scale for measuring identity in typical samples of young adults (university students). The advantages, applications as well as the limitations of the EIPQ-SF are thoroughly discussed.

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The identity status approach to the study of ego identity development

Self and Identity ◽

10.4324/9780203480854-22 ◽

2003 ◽

pp. 99-104

Keyword(s):

Identity Development ◽

Ego Identity ◽

Identity Status

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Comparative Associations Between Achieved Bicultural Identity, Achieved Ego Identity, and Achieved Religious Identity and Adaptation Among Australian Adolescent Muslims

Psychological Reports ◽

10.1177/0033294117724448 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 121 (2) ◽

pp. 324-343 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Hisham M. Abu-Rayya ◽

Maram H. Abu-Rayya ◽

Fiona A. White ◽

Richard Walker

Keyword(s):

Identity Development ◽

Identity Formation ◽

Religious Identity ◽

Cultural Adaptation ◽

Psychological Adaptation ◽

Ego Identity ◽

Self Report ◽

Bicultural Identity ◽

Muslim Students ◽

Identity Based

This study examined the comparative roles of biculturalism, ego identity, and religious identity in the adaptation of Australian adolescent Muslims. A total of 504 high school Muslim students studying at high schools in metropolitan Sydney and Melbourne, Australia, took part in this study which required them to complete a self-report questionnaire. Analyses indicated that adolescent Muslims’ achieved religious identity seems to play a more important role in shaping their psychological and socio-cultural adaptation compared to adolescents’ achieved bicultural identity. Adolescents’ achieved ego identity tended also to play a greater role in their psychological and socio-cultural adaptation than achieved bicultural identity. The relationships between the three identities and negative indicators of psychological adaptation were consistently indifferent. Based on these findings, we propose that the three identity-based forces—bicultural identity development, religious identity attainment, and ego identity formation—be amalgamated into one framework in order for researchers to more accurately examine the adaptation of Australian adolescent Muslims.

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Ego-Identity Development and the Well-Adjusted Lesbian: Reclaiming Marcia’s Identity Status Model

Feminism & Psychology ◽

10.1177/0959353500010001017 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 147-151 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sonja J. Ellis

Keyword(s):

Identity Development ◽

Ego Identity ◽

Identity Status

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The Effects Of Acculturation Level And Ethnic Identity Level On Ego Identity Development In Second-Generation Mexican American Adolescents

10.2986/tren.090-0296 ◽

2004 ◽

Author(s):

Marisol S. ERLACHER

Keyword(s):

Ethnic Identity ◽

Identity Development ◽

Mexican American ◽

Second Generation ◽

Ego Identity ◽

Acculturation Level ◽

Mexican American Adolescents

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4. Reflective Acceptability in Discourse Ethics and Ego- Identity Development

10.1515/9780823296477-007 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 183-229

Keyword(s):

Identity Development ◽

Discourse Ethics ◽

Ego Identity

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Ego Identity Status in Cross-Cultural Context: A Replication Study

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.1999.85.2.457 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 85 (2) ◽

pp. 457-461 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Lene Stegarud ◽

Beate Solheim ◽

Maya Karlsen ◽

Jane Kroger

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Identity Development ◽

Economic System ◽

Cultural Context ◽

Free Market ◽

The United States ◽

Ego Identity ◽

Identity Status ◽

Late Adolescents ◽

Ego Identity Status

The purpose was to replicate research by Jensen, Kristiansen, Sandbekk, and Kroger. In that 1998 study, patterns of identity development were examined for late adolescents raised in the mixed liberal welfare-state economic system of Norway compared with late adolescents raised in the free-market economic system of the United States. In the present study, scores for ego identity status were examined for a further sample of 58 (38 women, 20 men) Norwegian and 1,498 (814 women, 684 men) American undergraduate students using the Extended Objective Measure of Ego Identity Status-2. Present results were consistent with those of Jensen, et al., which found Norwegian students to score consistently lower on extent of exploration and of commitment than American students. This study provides further evidence that in late adolescence, Norwegian students may undergo greater moderation in identity exploration and commitment processes than their United States peers. Findings are discussed in the light of social, political, and economic differences between the two nations.

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