Kaddoura Nadya, Sarouphim Ketty M
Lebanese American University, Lebanon.
Heliyon. 2019 Nov 23;5(11):e02851. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02851. eCollection 2019 Nov.
The purpose of this study was to investigate Marcia's ego identity paradigm in a sample of Lebanese youth. Another purpose was to examine correlates to identity statuses, namely gender and academic achievement. The sample consisted of 255 students, 18-21 years old, selected randomly from one university in Lebanon. The Ego Identity Process Questionnaire (EIPQ) was used to measure participants' level of Exploration and Commitment, and accordingly, classify them into one of Marcia's four Ego Identity Statuses: Achievement, Moratorium, Foreclosure, and Diffusion. Also, participants' self-reported cumulative grade point average (GPA) served as achievement data. The results showed that most participants were in either Foreclosure (29.41%) or Moratorium (29.02%). No significant gender or academic differences were found across the statuses. In future research, factors such as family structure, war, and political instability that might affect individuals' identity statuses must be investigated using larger and more representative samples.
本研究的目的是在黎巴嫩青年样本中调查玛西亚的自我认同范式。另一个目的是检验与认同状态相关的因素，即性别和学业成绩。样本由255名年龄在18至21岁之间的学生组成，他们是从黎巴嫩的一所大学中随机挑选出来的。自我认同过程问卷（EIPQ）用于测量参与者的探索和承诺水平，并据此将他们分为玛西亚的四种自我认同状态之一：成就型、延缓型、早闭型和弥散型。此外，参与者自我报告的累积平均绩点（GPA）作为成绩数据。结果显示，大多数参与者处于早闭型（29.41%）或延缓型（29.02%）。在不同状态之间未发现显著的性别或学业差异。在未来的研究中，必须使用更大且更具代表性的样本，对可能影响个体认同状态的因素，如家庭结构、战争和政治不稳定等进行调查。
