Ego Identity Status in Cross-Cultural Context

A Comparison of Norwegian and United States University Students

Bibliographic Data

ID13664169
AuthorsMette Jensen (University of Tromsø), Ingvill Kristiansen (University of Tromsø), Merete Sandbekk (University of Tromsø), Jane Kroger (University of Tromsø, corresponding author)
Year1998
Volume83
Issue2
Pages455-460
Publication date1998-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.1998.83.2.455
PMID9819921
OpenAlexW2044145922
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited5

To examine patterns of identity development for late adolescents raised in the Norwegian mixed liberal welfare-state economic system compared with late adolescents raised in the free-market economic system of the United States, ego identity status scores and distributions were examined for 56 (37 women, 19 men). Norwegian and 1498 (814 women, 684 men) United States undergraduate university students using the Extended Objective Measure of Ego Identity Status-2. The United States sample was drawn from four geographic regions and comprised of those who had participated in prior studies performed by Adams. Significant differences were found between the two nations on all identity status subscales in the ideological and interpersonal domains for each sex. The more moderate identity status scale scores evidenced by the Norwegian sample may reflect a cultural trend toward greater moderation in the exploration and commitment process

Context (archaeology · Cultural identity · Developmental psychology · Feeling · Geography · Identity (music · Moderation · Norwegian · Clinical Psychology · Family Support in Illness · Identity, Memory, and Therapy · Psychology · Social Psychology · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics

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