Reconstruction, validation, and standardization of the extended objective Measure of Ego Identity Status-2 (EOM-EIS-2) and preparing its short form in Iranian society

The study reported here investigated the relationship between individuals' perceptions of their families' functioning and of their own emerging identity. Individuation from the parents is closely intertwined with identity formation; families supportive of young people's separation and individuation more often have identity-achieved young people. 83 college students responded to an assessment of their perceptions of their families in 10 areas related to goals, separateness of family members, and over-all functioning. They also responded to the Extended Version of the Objective Measure of Ego Identity Status of Bennion and Adams. Correlations among family dimensions and the identity status scales indicate family factors were related to identity status in the following ways: Little conflict predicted the foreclosure identity status for both sexes. Identity achievement is related to aspects of family functioning differently for the two sexes. Indeed, gender-related aspects of family functioning best predict identity status. Valuing independence and achievements predicts men's identity achievement and emotional expression predicts women's identity achievement. Lack of family integration is related to the diffusion status in both sexes.

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Revised classification criteria for the Extended Objective Measure of Ego Identity Status: a rejoinder

Journal of Adolescence ◽

10.1006/jado.1994.1048 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 17 (6) ◽

pp. 551-556 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Gerald R. Adams

Keyword(s):

Objective Measure ◽

Ego Identity ◽

Classification Criteria ◽

Identity Status ◽

Ego Identity Status

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Assessing Cultural Invariance of the Extended Objective Measure of Ego-Identity Status (EOM-EIS) Questionnaire

World Journal of Educational Research ◽

10.22158/wjer.v1n1p13 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 13

Author(s):

Sean A. Forbes ◽

A.J. Guarino

Keyword(s):

Ethnic Groups ◽

Goodness Of Fit ◽

Objective Measure ◽

Total Sample ◽

Ego Identity ◽

Identity Status ◽

Academic Major ◽

Student Body ◽

Ego Identity Status ◽

Chi Squared

The purpose of this study was to assess the cultural invariance of the Extended Objective Measure of Ego-Identity Status (EOM-EIS) Questionnaire across three ethnic groups (African-Americans, Caucasians, and Latinos). The total sample consisted of 289 undergraduates from a comprehensive doctoral university in the Southeastern United States. Results of the chi-squared test of goodness-of-fit indicated that the sample reflected the university’s student body proportionally by gender, ethnicity, and academic major. To assess if the factor structure of the EOM-EIS operated equivalently across the three ethnic groups, a multi-group confirmatory factor analysis was conducted. Results indicated that EOM-EIS was invariant across the ethnic groups.

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Ego Identity Status of Medical Students in Clerkship

Canadian Medical Education Journal ◽

10.36834/cmej.36558 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. e4-e10 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Tanya Beran ◽

Kent Hecker ◽

Sylvain Coderre ◽

Bruce Wright ◽

Wayne Woloschuk ◽

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Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Professional Identity ◽

Parental Influence ◽

Objective Measure ◽

Ego Identity ◽

Identity Status ◽

Identity Statuses ◽

Ego Identity Status ◽

Career Options

Background: Medical students encounter a variety of experiences that have an impact on their emerging professional identity. Clerkship, in particular, presents opportunities for students to consider their career options and decide upon a career path. The process of developing their professional identity begins well before clerkship, however. Anecdotal evidence suggests that interests in medicine begin as early as childhood. This study retrospectively examines the decision-making process clerks make in choosing medicine as a career.Methods: A total of 76 clerks (36 male, 34 female, 6 not reported) responded to four open-ended and two follow-up questions that measure career interests and pursuits. Questions addressed when and how students developed interests in medicine and alternate careers before beginning medical school. An additional eight closed questions drawn from the Ego Status Extended Objective Measure of Ego Identity Status II (EOM-EIS-II) were administered. Content analyses and inter-rater reliability analyses were conducted to classify students according to Marcia’s1 four ego identity statuses.Results: Having obtained high inter-rater consistency (Cohen’s Kappa coefficient of 0.92), responses to the open-ended questions resulted in the classification of three identity statuses. In total, 49.3% of students were in the ‘achieved’ (high exploration and commitment to choices) status and 48.1% were in the ‘foreclosed’ (low exploration but high commitment to choices) status. A small percentage (1.3%) of students were in the ‘moratorium’category (high exploration but low commitment to choices), while none of the students were in the ‘diffused’ (low exploration and low commitment to choices) category.Conclusions: With approximately half of the students demonstrating a ‘foreclosed’ status, this study reveals that despite exposure to a variety of careers when attending university, only half of the students had seriously pursued a career outside of medicine. The majority of students, moreover, developed an interest in medicine before adulthood, and did so independently from parental influence.

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Differences in Cognitive Complexity of Adolescents with Foreclosed and Achieved Identity Status

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.1999.85.3f.1093 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 85 (3_suppl) ◽

pp. 1093-1099 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Jean M. Low

Keyword(s):

Cognitive Complexity ◽

Structural Changes ◽

Objective Measure ◽

Ego Identity ◽

Identity Status ◽

Strong Sense ◽

Self Concept ◽

Extended Version ◽

Ego Identity Status ◽

Sense Of Identity

The purpose of this study was to assess whether the complexity of the self-concept differs based on identity status in late adolescence. Adolescents in the achieved status have a strong sense of identity that has emerged following an intense period of exploration. Adolescents in the foreclosed status also have a strong sense of identity, but they have never been through a period of exploration. It was expected that adolescents in the achieved status would have more complex self-concepts than those in the foreclosed status. 62 university students were classified into the achieved or foreclosed identity status based on their scores on the Extended Version of the Objective Measure of Ego Identity Status–2. They then completed a trait sort to measure the complexity of their self-concepts. Complexity scores were calculated based on the H statistic, an index of dispersion derived from information theory. The results were as expected. Possible structural changes underlying the process of developing identity are presented, and the usefulness of structural self-concept models for studying development of identify is examined.

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The relationships between self-esteem and Ego-identity development

Psiholoska istrazivanja ◽

10.5937/psistra24-29598 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

pp. 49-62

Author(s):

Jelena Tovarović

Keyword(s):

Identity Development ◽

Strong Predictor ◽

Objective Measure ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Ego Identity ◽

Two Dimensions ◽

Identity Status ◽

Identity Statuses ◽

Ego Identity Status ◽

The Impact

Identity and self-esteem are important concepts in the development and understanding of individual's self-perception. Perceptions and opinions of significant others influence the construction of adolescents' representations of self and the formation of identity, which, in turn, can be a strong predictor of self-esteem. The significance of our research is reflected in the examination of subjective choices and commitment to roles, values and goals in the domains of religion, occupation, politics and relationships, which can all affect self-esteem. Hence, this paper aims to examine the relationship between identity and self-esteem, more precisely, the impact of identity on self-esteem. The study involved 487 adolescents who completed two questionnaires: the Extended Objective Measure of Ego Identity Status (EOMEIS-2), which contains four statuses: Achievement, Foreclosure, Diffusion identity and Moratorium, and the Self-Liking Self-Competence Scale (SLSC) used for the assessment of self-esteem, consisting of two dimensions: Self-liking and Self-competence. Correlation analysis of four identity statuses and two dimensions of self-esteem showed a positive correlation of Self-competence and Self-liking with Achievement identity, and a negative correlation of the two dimensions of self-esteem with the Foreclosure, Diffusion identity and Moratorium. In order to analyze the influence of identity on self-esteem in more detail, a regression analysis was performed. When it comes to the dimensions of Self-competence and Self-liking, the most significant predictor is Achievement identity, while Moratorium and Foreclosure identity are less impactful predictors, with a negative sign. The results are interpreted in terms of the influence of identity on the level of self-esteem, as well as the importance of support from others, such as parents and peers. Finally, we provide guidelines for further research of the connection between identity, self-esteem and other concepts which play a significant role in the process of developing the concept of self.

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