Development of an Objective Measure to Assess Ego Identity in Adolescence: Validation and Replication.

Grotevant, Harold D., Adams, Gerald R.

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Publication Date: 1984

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Development of an Objective Measure to Assess Ego Identity in Adolescence: Validation and Replication.

Grotevant, Harold D., Adams, Gerald R.

Journal of Youth and Adolescence, v13 n5 p419-38 Oct 1984

Three studies evaluating the reliability and validity of the Objective Measure of Ego Identity Status (OM-EIS) are reported. Two studies analyzed college students' results from the OM-EIS, the Extended Range Vocabulary Test, the Crowne-Marlowe Social Disability Scale and achievement records. Study 3 correlated high school seniors' OM-EIS scores with Ego Identity Interview ratings. (Author/BS)

Descriptors: Factor Analysis, High Schools, Higher Education, Identification (Psychology), Psychometrics, Self Concept, Self Concept Measures, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Young Adults

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