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Adaptive regression and ego identity.

D Bilsker1, J E Marcia

  • 1Department of Psychology, Vancouver General Hospital, B.C. Canada.

Journal of Adolescence
|March 1, 1991
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Individuals actively forming their identity showed more adaptive regression. This suggests adaptive regression is key to identity formation, with females exhibiting a higher disposition than males.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Social Psychology

Background:

  • Identity formation is a critical developmental process in emerging adulthood.
  • Adaptive regression, the ability to temporarily revert to earlier psychological states, has been theorized to play a role in psychological development.
  • Understanding the relationship between identity status and adaptive regression can offer insights into the mechanisms of healthy psychological development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between identity statuses and adaptive regression in college students.
  • To examine whether adaptive regression is associated with active identity exploration (Moratorium status).
  • To explore gender differences in the disposition to adaptive regression.

Main Methods:

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  • Administered the Taft Ego Permissiveness Inventory to assess adaptive regression.
  • Utilized the Identity Status Interview to categorize participants into different identity statuses.
  • Collected data from a sample of 71 college students (35 female, 36 male).

    • Main Results:

    • Individuals in the Moratorium status (actively engaged in identity formation) demonstrated a significantly greater disposition to adaptive regression compared to other statuses.
    • Contrary to the hypothesis, no significant difference in adaptive regression disposition was found between Achievement and Foreclosure status individuals.
    • Females exhibited a substantially greater disposition to adaptive regression than males.

    Conclusions:

    • Adaptive regression appears to be an important psychological mechanism facilitating the process of identity formation.
    • The findings support the role of adaptive regression in the Moratorium identity status.
    • Gender differences in adaptive regression warrant further investigation within the context of identity development.