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Identity development and personal expressiveness

A third defining dimension of identity has been proposed in addition to those of exploration and commitment. This study set out to demonstrate a relationship between identity scores as measured by the Extended Objective Measure of Ego-Identity Status and the third defining dimension, personal expressiveness, as measured by the Personal Expressiveness Activities Questionnaire. Results demonstrated a strong relationship between identity scores and expressiveness with a significant positive correlation between the achievement subscores and expressiveness, and significant negative correlations between the moratorium, foreclosure, and the diffusion subscores. The results appear to validate that expressiveness is indeed a third defining dimension of identity, however recommendations are made based on this study's findings regarding the adequacy of Waterman's Seven-Category Paradigm. Limitations and implications of the study are discussed.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/277201
Date January 1989
CreatorsGordon, Lisa Lande, 1961-
ContributorsErickson, Richard L.
PublisherThe University of Arizona.
Source SetsUniversity of Arizona
Languageen_US
Detected LanguageEnglish
Typetext, Thesis-Reproduction (electronic)
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