Kroger J, Haslett S J
Victoria University of Wellington, New Zeland.
Int J Aging Hum Dev. 1991;32(4):303-30. doi: 10.2190/340w-9jl0-x14p-9b3k.
The present retrospective study was designed to explore the question of whether or not ego identity status transition pathways and change rates differ significantly across domains of identity development from adolescence through middle adulthood. A sample of 100 middle- and upper-middle-class New Zealand adults from forty to sixty-three years of age were interviewed regarding the development of values in the areas of vocation, religion, politics, and gender roles, and relationships using an adaptation of the Marcia Ego Identity Status Interview. Raters later assigned an identity status for each year of chronological age for each participant. Preliminary analyses indicated that subgroups of the larger sample differed significantly in terms of identity status transition patterns. Within each of the eight subgroups examined, there were statistically significant differences in transition pathways and change rates across the five identity domains. These findings suggest the importance of examining separate identity domains and controlling for demographic variables in future studies of adult identity development. Results are discussed in terms of Grotevant's process model of identity formation.
本回顾性研究旨在探讨从青春期到中年期，自我认同状态转变途径和变化率在身份发展的各个领域是否存在显著差异。采用改编后的马西亚自我认同状态访谈，对100名年龄在40至63岁之间的新西兰中上层阶级成年人进行了访谈，内容涉及职业、宗教、政治、性别角色以及人际关系等领域的价值观发展。评估人员随后为每位参与者按实际年龄的每一年确定一种认同状态。初步分析表明，较大样本中的亚组在认同状态转变模式方面存在显著差异。在所考察的八个亚组中的每一个亚组内，五个认同领域的转变途径和变化率均存在统计学上的显著差异。这些发现表明，在未来成人身份发展研究中，考察单独的认同领域并控制人口统计学变量具有重要意义。研究结果根据格罗特万特的身份形成过程模型进行了讨论。
