Mobility as a Factor in Adolescent Identity Problems
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13649182 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Helen A Cohen (Illinois Institute of Technology, corresponding author), Rivka Miller (Illinois Institute of Technology) |
| Year | 1969 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 775-778 |
| Publication date | 1969-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1969.25.3.775 |
| PMID | 5398866 |
| OpenAlex | W2017008947 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
Social mobility has been viewed as creating psychic discomfort for an individual. This study examined the self-images of 40 college students (20 upper-middle-class, 20 socially mobile) by means of a semantic differential designed to measure Erikson's concept of ego-identity. Contrary to expectations, the socially mobile group appeared to have more positive self-images than did the upper-middle-class group. The socially mobile viewed themselves as mote autonomous and more productive than did their upper-middle class counterparts, and this contributed to their view of themselves as competent individuals. In adolescence, social mobility may be related to psychic ease rather than to the postulated psychic discomfort
Class (philosophy · Developmental psychology · Erikson's stages of psychosocial development · Id, ego and super-ego · Identity (music · Middle class · Personal identity · Psychic · Self-concept · Semantic differential · Social group · Social identity theory · Identity, Memory, and Therapy · Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |