Antecedents of the Male Adolescent Identity Crisis: Age, Grade, and Physical Development

Autor/inn/en	Jones, Randall M.; Dick, Andrew J.; Coyl-Shepherd, Diana D.; Ogletree, Mark
Titel	Antecedents of the Male Adolescent Identity Crisis: Age, Grade, and Physical Development
Quelle	In: Youth & Society, 46 (2014) 4, S.443-459 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0044-118X
DOI	10.1177/0044118X12438904
Schlagwörter	Males; Adolescents; Identification (Psychology); Age Differences; Physical Development; Adolescent Development; Puberty; Sexual Identity; Masculinity; Self Concept; Whites; Questionnaires; Middle School Students; High School Students; Surveys; Instructional Program Divisions; Extended Objective Measure of Ego Identity Status + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Körperliche Entwicklung; Pubertät; Geschlechtsidentität; Sexuelle Identität; Männlichkeit; Selbstkonzept; White; Weißer; Fragebogen; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Studentin; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung
Abstract	Erikson (1950) contends that the physical changes associated with puberty serve as a catalyst for adolescents to question childhood identifications and to consolidate these with current self-conceptions, personal ideologies, interpersonal values, and future aspirations. Erikson describes the adolescent identity crisis as the developmental period when identity development becomes salient. For males, pubertal changes have implications for sexual identity development and self-perceptions of masculinity, which are aspects of the identity exploration and integration process that occurs during adolescence. This study is an examination of the impact of age, grade, and physical development on male identity development. A purposive sample of 173 Anglo-American male participants in Grades 6 through 12 completed the Petersen Development Scale and The Extended Objective Measure of Ego Identity Status (EOM-EIS) in their homes. Statistical analyses revealed that physical development shared more variability (20% explained) with the identity measure than either age (8.3%) or grade (4.2%). Advanced physical development correlates with lower Foreclosure scores and higher Moratorium and Achievement scores. These findings are consistent with Erikson's life span theory of psychosocial development. (As Provided).
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