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Psychosocial development, self-concept, and gender.

T E Lobel1, G L Winch

  • 1Department of Psychology, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel.

The Journal of Genetic Psychology
|September 1, 1988
PubMed
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Ego identity strongly correlates with self-concept in college students. However, intimacy

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Social Psychology

Background:

  • Adolescent psychosocial development involves navigating key crises.
  • Ego identity and intimacy are crucial developmental stages.
  • Self-concept is a multifaceted construct influencing psychosocial outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the relationship between ego identity and self-concept.
  • To investigate gender differences in the relationship between intimacy and self-concept.
  • To explore the interplay of identity and intimacy in psychosocial development.

Main Methods:

  • Administered the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale (TSCS) and Constantinople's Inventory of Psychosocial Development (IPD) to 88 undergraduates.
  • Collected data on identity versus identity diffusion and intimacy versus isolation.
  • Analyzed correlations between self-concept aspects and psychosocial development scales.

Main Results:

  • Found strong positive correlations between ego identity and all self-concept aspects for both males and females.
  • Males showed all self-concept aspects related to intimacy.
  • Females' intimacy was related only to behavioral and interpersonal self-concept aspects.

Conclusions:

  • Ego identity is a significant factor across all self-concept domains for both genders.
  • Gender moderates the relationship between intimacy and self-concept, particularly for females.
  • The findings suggest a complex, gender-contingent relationship between ego identity and intimacy.

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