A Longitudinal Study of Ego Identity Development at a Liberal Arts College.

Waterman, Alan S.; Goldman, Jeffrey A.

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Publication Date: 1976

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A Longitudinal Study of Ego Identity Development at a Liberal Arts College

Waterman, Alan S.; Goldman, Jeffrey A.

Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 5, 4, 361-9, Dec 76

Ego identity development in the areas of occupational choice, religion, and political ideology was studied using Marcia's categorization system. The findings are clearly consistent with Erikson's theory of psychosocial development during youth. (RC)

Descriptors: Career Choice, College Freshmen, Identification (Psychology), Individual Development, Longitudinal Studies, Political Attitudes, Religion, Self Concept

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