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Ego development and conformity: a construct validity study of the Washington University Sentence Completion Test.

C F Hoppe1, J Loevinger

  • 1Washington University, USA.

Journal of Personality Assessment
|October 1, 1977
PubMed
Summary

Ego development and conformity show a curvilinear relationship, with maximum conformity observed between the Self-Protective and Conscientious Stages. This finding partially supports Loevinger

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Social Psychology

Background:

  • Loevinger's ego development theory posits a complex relationship with social conformity.
  • Previous research has not consistently demonstrated this predicted curvilinear association.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the predicted curvilinear relationship between ego development and conformity.
  • To examine conformity using multiple measurement methods.

Main Methods:

  • 107 private school boys (grades 8, 9, 11) participated.
  • Measures included self-report, peer nomination, and experimental (Willis) conformity tests.
  • Archival data (demerits) and sentence completion tests for ego development were used.

Main Results:

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  • Self-report and archival conformity measures peaked between the Self-Protective and Conscientious ego development stages.
  • No significant impact of age or IQ on the observed relationship.
  • The Willis test and peer ratings showed methodological limitations.

Conclusions:

  • Partial confirmation of Loevinger's ego development theory regarding conformity.
  • Conformity is not a unitary construct, varying across different measurement approaches.