Ego Identity Research Paper
Ego Identity Status, Identity Style, and Personal Expressiveness: An Empirical Investigation of
Three Convergent Constructs
Seth J. Schwartz
Florida International University
Ronald L. Mullis
Florida State University
Alan S. Waterman
The College of New Jersey
Richard M. Dunham
Florida State University
This study represents an investigation of relationships among three sets of identity con- structs, including the ego identity statuses, the identity styles, and personal expressive- ness. The Ego Identity Process Questionnaire was used to assess identity status as con- ceptualized by J. E. Marcia. The Identity Style Inventory was used to assess identity style as conceptualized by M. D. Berzonsky. The Personally Expressive Activities Question- …show more content…
In J. Kroger (Ed.), Discussions on ego identity (pp. 169-203). Hillsdale, NJ:
Lawrence Erlbaum.
Berzonsky, M. D. (1997). Identity Style Inventory, Version 3. Unpublished measure, State Uni- versity of New York, Cortland.
Berzonsky, M. D., & Neimeyer, G. J. (1994). Ego identity status and identity processing orienta- tion: The mediating role of commitment. Journal of Research in Personality, 28, 425-435. Bosma, H. A. (1992). Identity in adolescence: Managing commitments. In G. R. Adams, T. P. Gullotta, & R. Montemayor (Eds.), Adolescent identity formation: Advances in adolescent development (pp. 91-121). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
Côté, J. E. (1996). Sociological perspectives on identity formation: The culture-identity link and identity capital. Journal of Adolescence, 19, 419-430.
Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1990). Flow: The psychology of optimal experience. New York: Basic
Books.
Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (1985). Intrinsic motivation and self-determination in human behav- ior. New York: Plenum.
Dellas, M., & Jernigan, L. P. (1987). Occupational identity status development, gender compari- sons, and internal-external locus of control in first-year Air Force cadets. Journal of …show more content…
Manuscript submitted for publication.
Waterman, A. S., Lopez, L. M., Gruenfeld, K. E., & Jessee, C. L. (2000). The relationship of per- sonal expressiveness to intrinsic motivation, purpose in life, identity achievement, and prin- cipled morality. Manuscript in preparation, The College of New Jersey, Ewing. Waterman, A. S., & Mannion, K. (1994, June). On the relationship of optimal experience to identity formation, psychosocial identity, and self-actualization. Paper presented at the bien- nial meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Amster- dam, the Netherlands.
Seth J. Schwartz was born in New York City and received his bachelor’ s degree in psy- chology from Florida State University. He has a master’ s degree in family and child sci- ences from Florida State University and is currently a doctorate in life span develop- mental psychology from Florida International University. His interests lie in the area of identity development, particularly in designing interventions to facilitate identity in ado- lescents and young adults. His dissertation was a comparison of identity interventions drawn from self-construction and self-discovery approaches and, along with
Three Convergent Constructs
Seth J. Schwartz
Florida International University
Ronald L. Mullis
Florida State University
Alan S. Waterman
The College of New Jersey
Richard M. Dunham
Florida State University
This study represents an investigation of relationships among three sets of identity con- structs, including the ego identity statuses, the identity styles, and personal expressive- ness. The Ego Identity Process Questionnaire was used to assess identity status as con- ceptualized by J. E. Marcia. The Identity Style Inventory was used to assess identity style as conceptualized by M. D. Berzonsky. The Personally Expressive Activities Question- …show more content…
In J. Kroger (Ed.), Discussions on ego identity (pp. 169-203). Hillsdale, NJ:
Lawrence Erlbaum.
Berzonsky, M. D. (1997). Identity Style Inventory, Version 3. Unpublished measure, State Uni- versity of New York, Cortland.
Berzonsky, M. D., & Neimeyer, G. J. (1994). Ego identity status and identity processing orienta- tion: The mediating role of commitment. Journal of Research in Personality, 28, 425-435. Bosma, H. A. (1992). Identity in adolescence: Managing commitments. In G. R. Adams, T. P. Gullotta, & R. Montemayor (Eds.), Adolescent identity formation: Advances in adolescent development (pp. 91-121). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
Côté, J. E. (1996). Sociological perspectives on identity formation: The culture-identity link and identity capital. Journal of Adolescence, 19, 419-430.
Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1990). Flow: The psychology of optimal experience. New York: Basic
Books.
Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (1985). Intrinsic motivation and self-determination in human behav- ior. New York: Plenum.
Dellas, M., & Jernigan, L. P. (1987). Occupational identity status development, gender compari- sons, and internal-external locus of control in first-year Air Force cadets. Journal of …show more content…
Manuscript submitted for publication.
Waterman, A. S., Lopez, L. M., Gruenfeld, K. E., & Jessee, C. L. (2000). The relationship of per- sonal expressiveness to intrinsic motivation, purpose in life, identity achievement, and prin- cipled morality. Manuscript in preparation, The College of New Jersey, Ewing. Waterman, A. S., & Mannion, K. (1994, June). On the relationship of optimal experience to identity formation, psychosocial identity, and self-actualization. Paper presented at the bien- nial meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Amster- dam, the Netherlands.
Seth J. Schwartz was born in New York City and received his bachelor’ s degree in psy- chology from Florida State University. He has a master’ s degree in family and child sci- ences from Florida State University and is currently a doctorate in life span develop- mental psychology from Florida International University. His interests lie in the area of identity development, particularly in designing interventions to facilitate identity in ado- lescents and young adults. His dissertation was a comparison of identity interventions drawn from self-construction and self-discovery approaches and, along with