Identity status and self-construct systems: process X structure interactions

This study investigated the relationship between identity status and structural dimensions of individuals' self-theories or personal construct systems. The sample was composed of 31 Achievers, 31 Moratoriums, 30 Foreclosures, and 26 Diffusions. Participants completed a modified version of Kelly...

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Published in:Journal of adolescence (London, England.) England.), 1990-09, Vol.13 (3), p.251-263
Main Authors: Berzonsky, Michael D., Rice, Kenneth G., Neimeyer, Greg J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent Development
Adolescents
Adult
Analysis of Variance
Biological and medical sciences
College Students
Developmental psychology
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Higher Education
Humans
Identity Crisis
Identity Status
Male
Personality
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Self Concept
Self Construct
Self image
Sex Factors
Social psychology
Teenagers
Young Adults
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Summary:This study investigated the relationship between identity status and structural dimensions of individuals' self-theories or personal construct systems. The sample was composed of 31 Achievers, 31 Moratoriums, 30 Foreclosures, and 26 Diffusions. Participants completed a modified version of Kelly's (1955) Role Construct Repertory test designed to assess their personal sense of integrative continuity over time. Status differences in self-construct differentiation, integration, and self-certainty were analyzed. Results indicated that Moratoriums and Diffusions had the highest self-construct differentiation. Achievers were the most self-certain in their ratings, Diffusions the least. Status differences in self-theory integration were found, but only when a qualitative, structural analysis of levels of self-construct differentiation and integration was performed. No sex effects were found. Results are discussed as replicating and extending previous work in the area, and future research directions are noted.
ISSN:0140-1971
1095-9254
DOI:10.1016/0140-1971(90)90017-2