Identity development among Lebanese youth

Kaddoura, Nadya; Sarouphim, Ketty S.

Identity development among Lebanese youth

Kaddoura, Nadya; Sarouphim, Ketty S.

URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10725/11606

URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844019365107

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02851

Date: 2019-12-04

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Abstract:

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.