Lives of women who became autonomous

We examine the lives and growth processes of women who have achieved considerable development of personality Subjects of study are seven women in a longitudinal sample who, at ages 42–45, are classified by the Loevinger Sentence Completion Test at the highest ego‐levels As a way of describing their...

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Published in:Journal of personality 1985-06, Vol.53 (2), p.257-285
Main Authors: Helson, Ravenna, Mitchell, Valory, Hart, Barbara
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adolescent
Adult
Adult Development
Aging
Autonomy
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Ego
Female
Females
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Human Development
Humans
Life Style
Longitudinal Studies
Middle Aged
Models, Psychological
Personal Satisfaction
Personality Traits
Personality. Affectivity
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Sex Factors
Women - psychology
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Summary:We examine the lives and growth processes of women who have achieved considerable development of personality Subjects of study are seven women in a longitudinal sample who, at ages 42–45, are classified by the Loevinger Sentence Completion Test at the highest ego‐levels As a way of describing their lives, all seven are analyzed in terms of Levinson's model of male development, one case is presented in terms of Gilligan's model of female development, another in terms of Loevinger's general model, and linkages among theories are observed Characteristics of Loevinger's autonomous stage are illustrated and the extent to which they are gender‐related is discussed Findings show that women with very different personalities, problems, and ways of life can attain a high level of ego‐development, that their lives tend not to have been orthodox or easy, and that theories of adult development are useful but uneven in application
ISSN:0022-3506
1467-6494
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-6494.1985.tb00366.x