Parental attitudes and ego identity status of Turkish adolescents.
This study investigated the differences among 403 middle adolescents regarding Marcia's four identity statuses in terms of perceived parental attitudes and gender. The Extended Objective Measure of Ego Identity Status (EOMEIS-2) and Parental Education Scale (PAS) were used to collect data. Results showed that children of authoritative parents scored significantly higher on identity foreclosure than those of neglectful parents. Children of permissive parents scored significantly higher on identity foreclosure than those of neglectful parents. In addition, female students scored higher on achievement identity status while male students scored higher on identity foreclosure.
Department of Educational Science, Faculty of Education, Middle East Technical University, Inoni Bulvari, 06531 Ankara, Turkey. sgcakir@metu.edu.tr
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Aydin
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude / Q000208:ethnology*; D001318:Authoritarianism; D004532:Ego; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007062:Identification, Psychological; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010287:Parent-Child Relations / Q000208:ethnology*; D016487:Parenting / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey