Ego identity development in black college students: the effects of self-esteem, ethnic identity and family environment

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dc.contributor.authorTurner, William L.en
dc.contributor.committeechairKeller, James F.en
dc.contributor.committeememberHardy, Kenneth V.en
dc.contributor.committeememberLanter, Joyce C.en
dc.contributor.committeememberLichtman, Marilyn V.en
dc.contributor.committeememberMaxwell, Joseph W.en
dc.contributor.committeememberProtinsky, Howard O.en
dc.contributor.departmentFamily and Child Developmenten
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:17:29Zen
dc.date.adate2007-08-08en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:17:29Zen
dc.date.issued1990en
dc.date.rdate2007-08-08en
dc.date.sdate2007-08-08en
dc.description.abstractEgo identity formation in African American college students was examined within the frameworks of Erikson’s psychosocial theory and Hill’s paradigm of Black family strengths. Ego identity was measured by the Revised Version of the Extended Objective Measure of Ego Identity Status, an instrument based on the theoretical constructs of Erikson. Family strengths were measured by the Family Environment Scale and the personality variables self-esteem and ethnic identity were measured by the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure, respectively. It was hypothesized that statistically significant relationships would be found between ego identity and the family environmental and personality variables. One hundred sixty-nine African American college students attending a predominantly White university participated in the study. The results supported a relationship between ego identity and family environmental and personality variables. The study further revealed that personality variables contribute more significantly than family environmental variables to identity achievement. Self-esteem was found to be a Significant predictor of ego identity and differentiated among the four ego identity statuses, Ethnic identity also proved to contribute significantly to the ego formation of African Americans. Of the family variables, religious-orientation, cohesion and organization were found to be significant predictors for some but not all of the ego statuses. Both father’s education and family income were Significant predictors of ego identity status, but age and sex were found to be nonsignificant in predicting ego identity.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.format.extentxi, 223 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-08082007-155131en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-08082007-155131/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/39099en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V856_1990.T876.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 22416557en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V856 1990.T876en
dc.subject.lcshAfrican American college studentsen
dc.subject.lcshAfrican American youthen
dc.subject.lcshAfrican Americans -- Psychologyen
dc.subject.lcshAfrican Americans -- Race identityen
dc.titleEgo identity development in black college students: the effects of self-esteem, ethnic identity and family environmenten
dc.typeDissertationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineFamily and Child Developmenten
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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