scholarly journals The relationships between self-esteem and Ego-identity development

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.

scholarly journals EXAMINING ADULT’S IDENTITY STATUSES: ADAPTIVE VS. MALADAPTIVE DIMENSION

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 152-160
Author(s):  
Maia Mestvirishvili ◽  
Natia Mestvirishvili ◽  
Khatuna Martskvishvili ◽  
Luiza Arutinov
Keyword(s):  
Identity Development ◽  
Psychosocial Factors ◽  
Discriminant Function ◽  
Attachment Styles ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Ego Identity ◽  
Identity Status ◽  
Identity Statuses ◽  
Ego Identity Status ◽  
Adolescence Period

To achieve the status of ego identity remains the most important challenge for the adolescence period and consequently is a challenge for developmental psychologists too. The vast majority of studies focus on understanding the dynamics of ego identity development, however, factors that cause different path of development remained unclear. This study aims at tracking the paths, which differentiate ego statuses from finding psychosocial factors contributing to ego identity achievement. For this purpose the relationships between four identity statuses - achievement, exploration, moratorium and foreclosure and number of psychosocial variables such as attachment style, self-esteem and perfectionism have been examined. 386 school teenagers aged 14-17 (M = 15.48) filled a set of questionnaires comprised of four instruments: The Ego Identity Process Questionnaire (EIPQ), The Measure of Attachment Qualities (MAQ), The Perfectionism Inventory (PI) and Adult Sources of Self-Esteem Inventory (ASSEI). Discriminant analysis revealed two basic dimensions (adaptive and maladaptive), which are capable to depict the difference between ego identity statuses. The first discriminant function of ego identity status is primarily defined by conscientious perfectionism and secured attachment; whereas, the second discriminant function consists of avoidance attachment, self-evaluative perfectionism and ambivalent attachment styles. Key words: adolescence period, ego identity status, ego identity development, psychosocial factors.

scholarly journals Ego Identity Status of Medical Students in Clerkship

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. e4-e10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanya Beran ◽  
Kent Hecker ◽  
Sylvain Coderre ◽  
Bruce Wright ◽  
Wayne Woloschuk ◽  
...  
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.

Comparison of Self-Differentiation and Identity Statuses in Twins and Nontwins

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Malahat Amani ◽  
Arefeh Shariatipour
Keyword(s):  
Identity Development ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
Objective Measure ◽  
Identity Status ◽  
Identical Twins ◽  
Identity Statuses ◽  
Ego Identity Status ◽  
Development And Differentiation ◽  
Adolescence Period ◽  
Self Differentiation

Abstract Formation of identity and differentiation is crucial in the development process of adolescents and young people. Despite many studies on identity status and self-differentiation in adolescence and early adulthood stages, this issue has been less examined among twins. This study was conducted to compare self-differentiation and identity statuses in twins and nontwins. The sample of the study consisted of 128 identical twins, 176 nonidentical twins and 170 nontwins aged from 13 to 30 years and living in Mashhad in Iran, who completed the Objective Measure of Ego Identity Status and Self-Differentiation questionnaires. The results showed that the self-differentiation of identical and nonidentical twins was significantly higher than nontwins. The results also showed that level of Foreclosure identity, Moratorium identity and Achieved identity was similar among identical twins, nonidentical twins and nontwins, but significantly different in terms of Diffusion identity. Further, the results showed that twins younger than 18 years had scores higher than nontwins and twins over 18 years in terms of Diffusion identity. Findings revealed that females were significantly lower than males for Moratorium identity. The adolescence period and co-twins may be the reason for the high levels of Diffusion identity and self-differentiation. Also, it seems that identity development and differentiation are related to emotional and cognitive development.

Self-efficacy and identity statuses in students of Iran

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 102-109
Author(s):  
Mohammad Hassan Asayesh ◽  
Mohsen Vakili
Keyword(s):  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Objective Measure ◽  
Ego Identity ◽  
Identity Status ◽  
Training Centre ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
Identity Statuses ◽  
Ego Identity Status ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of the present study is to analyse the relationship between identity status and self-efficacy. The statistical population included all graduate students employed at the Training Centre of Ayatollah Khatami in the city of Yazd in 2009. The sample consisted of 122 students who were selected by convenience sampling. The chosen research method is descriptive correlational. Bennion and Adams’ Extended Objective Measure of Ego Identity Status and the Self-Efficacy Scale were used for measuring the identity statuses and self-efficacy. The results of this study show that there is a positive significant relationship between achieved identity status, self-efficacy (p < 0.01) and diffused identity; there is a negative significant relationship between diffused identity status and self-efficacy (p < 0.05); and there is a negative significant relationship between foreclosure identity status and self-efficacy (p < 0.01). According to this study, for providing qualified forces, the training centres can employ forces by detecting identity statuses and self-efficacy of volunteers.   Keywords: Identity, identity status, students, self-efficacy.

scholarly journals Μια σύντομη εκδοχή του Ego Identity Process Questionnaire (EIPQ-SF): έλεγχος των ψυχομετρικών χαρακτηριστικών σε νεαρούς/ές ενήλικες

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 237
Author(s):  
Γεωργία Διαμαντοπούλου ◽  
Μαρία Πλατσίδου
Keyword(s):  
Identity Development ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Ego Identity ◽  
Short Version ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Identity Statuses ◽  
Psychological Constructs ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Short Versions

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.

scholarly journals Construction of a religious identity status questionnaire

Psihologija ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-220
Author(s):  
Irena Stojkovic ◽  
Sanja Dimoski ◽  
Jovan Miric
Keyword(s):  
Psychosocial Development ◽  
Religious Identity ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Ego Identity ◽  
Identity Status ◽  
Item Pool ◽  
Identity Statuses ◽  
Ego Identity Status ◽  
Initial Item

This study presents a construction and psychometric evaluation of the Religious Identity Status Questionnaire ? RISQ for the assessment of the religious identity status according to Marcia?s ego identity status approach. The initial item pool was generated based on Erikson?s theory of psychosocial development, Marcia?s ego identity status approach and interviews with adolescents and young adults. A factor analysis of the initial item pool was performed on data obtained from a sample of 394 secondary school and university students from Serbia to select items for the questionnaire. Validity of the questionnaire was examined on a sample of 1155 subjects. The results of the CFA suggest that subscales of the RISQ measure four factors corresponding to the identity statuses of Marcia?s model. Correlations with ideological identity subscales of the EOM?EIS?2 suggest the convergent validity of the questionnaire. Configural measurement invariance was established for gender and denominational groups. Metric invariance was established for gender and among orthodox and catholic participants, whereas scalar invariance was established for gender, but not for denominational groups.

Ego Identity Status and Family Environment: A Correlational Study

1991 ◽  
Vol 69 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1203-1212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleanor W. Willemsen ◽  
Kristin K. Waterman
Keyword(s):  
Family Functioning ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Objective Measure ◽  
Ego Identity ◽  
Identity Status ◽  
Women's Identity ◽  
Ego Identity Status ◽  
Identity Achievement ◽  
The Relationship

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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