Shain L, Farber B A
Department of Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027.
Adolescence. 1989 Summer;24(94):381-92.
The primary aim of this study was to assess whether the capacity for self-reflection in late adolescent females is related to their level of identity development. It was hypothesized that females characterized by advanced identity status (either identity achievement or moratorium) would exhibit a greater capacity for self-reflection than those characterized by less advanced identity status (foreclosure or diffusion). Of 85 subjects who met the criteria for this study (female college students in the New York City area), 32 fit purely into one of four identity statuses; among this latter group, a t test revealed a significantly higher degree of self-reflection for the advanced identity status subjects. Implications for the psychology of identity are discussed.
本研究的主要目的是评估青春期晚期女性的自我反思能力是否与其身份认同发展水平相关。研究假设，具有较高身份认同状态（身份认同达成或延缓期）的女性比具有较低身份认同状态（过早自认或扩散状态）的女性表现出更强的自我反思能力。在符合本研究标准的85名受试者（纽约市地区的女大学生）中，32人完全符合四种身份认同状态之一；在这后一组中，t检验显示，具有较高身份认同状态的受试者的自我反思程度显著更高。文中讨论了该研究对身份认同心理学的启示。
