The Identity Status of African Americans in Middle Adolescence: A Replication and Extension of Forbes and Ashton (1998).

Branch, Curtis W.; Boothe, Barrington

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Publication Date: 2002

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The Identity Status of African Americans in Middle Adolescence: A Replication and Extension of Forbes and Ashton (1998).

Branch, Curtis W.; Boothe, Barrington

Adolescence, v37 n148 p815-21 Win 2002

This study is a replication and extension of the work of Forbes and Ashton (1998). Seventy-seven African American high school students completed the revised version of the Extended Objective Measure of Ego Identity Status. Most of the students were found to be in uncommitted identity statuses. Similar results were found in both ideological and interpersonal domains. (Author)

Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Black Youth, High School Students, High Schools, Identification (Psychology), Interpersonal Competence, Self Actualization, Self Concept, Social Cognition

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Extended Objective Measure of Ego Identity Status

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