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Ego development in college.

J Loevinger, L D Cohn, L P Bonneville

    Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
    |April 1, 1985
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    Ego development generally increased in students, but women at a liberal arts university showed a decline, challenging theories of irreversible development. Students at a technological institute showed greater gains than those at the liberal arts university.

    Area of Science:

    • Psychology
    • Developmental Psychology
    • Educational Psychology

    Background:

    • Ego development theories, particularly those based on Piagetian principles, often assume stage progression is irreversible.
    • Previous research suggests varying rates of ego development across different educational environments.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate ego development trajectories in students at a technological institute and a liberal arts university.
    • To examine potential gender differences in ego development within these distinct academic settings.
    • To test the assumption of irreversibility in stage development, particularly for women in a liberal arts context.

    Main Methods:

    • Longitudinal study of student cohorts from 1971-1979 at a technological institute (Tech) and 1974-1979 at a liberal arts university (MU).

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  • Utilized the Sentence Completion Test to assess ego development levels.
  • Compared ego level changes between genders and across the two institutions.

    • Main Results:

    • Ego level generally increased slightly in most student groups.
    • Women at the liberal arts university (MU) exhibited a slight but consistent decrease in ego level.
    • Students at the technological institute (Tech) showed greater ego development gains compared to MU, particularly for women.

    Conclusions:

    • The observed decline in ego development among women at MU challenges the assumption of irreversible stage progression in some developmental theories.
    • The findings suggest that the academic environment may significantly influence ego development trajectories.
    • Technological institutes may foster greater ego development compared to liberal arts universities, especially for women.