Measuring Ego Development

Hy, Le Xuan; Loevinger, Jane

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“…All participants provided their answers to the 18-item version of the Sentence Completion Test (SCT; Hy & Loevinger, 1996;Loevinger & Wessler, 1970).…”

Section: Measures Ego Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Additionally, longitudinal studies indicate that the SCT successfully measures sequential stages of the development of personality (Redmore & Loevinger, 1979). In the present study, participants' responses were coded by two raters, according to Hy and Loevinger (1996). The raters were trained in developmental psychology and Loevinger's (1976) theory.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Ego development and aesthetic judgment styles in Iranian adults

Pourhosein¹,

Mohammadi-Zarghan²,

Soufiabadi³

et al. 2017

Psychol. Thought

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The theory of ego development presents a comprehensive framework to understand personality development throughout the stages of life. In this developmental theory, the ego is considered a cognitive-based structure and the primary synthesizing and regulating agent in personality development. Art appreciation and aesthetic judgment are considered to have personality correlates and developmental aspects. The current study aimed to examine the association between ego development and aesthetic judgment styles in adults. We recruited 202 adults from a community sample in Tehran, Iran. The age of participants in this study ranged from 18 to 64 (M = 29.5, SD = 8.9). Consistent with our hypotheses, results indicated that concrete aesthetic judgment was negatively associated with ego development. Moreover, analytical and emotional aesthetic judgment styles were positively correlated with ego development. In conclusion, individuals who scored higher in ego development tended to use more advanced aesthetic judgment styles when exposed to art.

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“…All participants provided their answers to the 18-item version of the Sentence Completion Test (SCT; Hy & Loevinger, 1996;Loevinger & Wessler, 1970).…”

Section: Measures Ego Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Measures Ego Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ego development and aesthetic judgment styles in Iranian adults

Pourhosein¹,

Mohammadi-Zarghan²,

Soufiabadi³

et al. 2017

Psychol. Thought

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“…The ego-the psychological structure and processes through which people relate to their social and physical environmentundergoes differentiation and change as young children mature (Loevinger, 1976). In terms of self-regulation, the developing individual becomes increasingly more able to delay gratification and increasingly less prone to act impulsively or in response to external pressure (Hy & Loevinger, 1996 ). With the emergence of self-awareness and internalized standards of behavior comes the capacity to self-regulate.…”

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Personality and Self‐Regulation

Hoyle

2010

Handbook of Personality and Self‐Regulation

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Because people are not in complete control of the physical and social environments they encounter in daily life, it is inevitable that discrepancies arise between what their identities, goals, and preferences lead them to expect or desire in specific situations and what transpires in those situations. People generally find such discrepancies at least mildly and temporarily unsettling, because they call into question their understanding of how the world works (or could work) or their understanding of their own goals, motives, or behavior. When these discrepancies arise, they generally are met with swift and decisive actions aimed at aligning expectations or desires and reality. These actions, collectively referred to as self-regulation, are the natural, often automatic response of healthy individuals to salient discrepancies between expectation and reality as they perceive it. They may involve cognition or behavior, and almost always are attended by affect.Effective self-regulation is the bedrock of healthy psychological functioning. People who routinely are successful at self-regulation benefit from a sense of psychological stability and personal control that allows them to manage their perceptions of themselves and how they are perceived by others. Their behavior typically reflects salient goals and adopted standards of behavior. Departures from these desired states are handled smoothly and effectively. People who routinely fail at self-regulation enjoy none of the psychological benefits that derive from a sense of psychological stability and control and struggle with mild to severe forms of psychopathology. Effective self-regulation, by which people control their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, is essential for adaptive functioning.The recognition that self-regulation is of central importance in adaptive functioning has inspired a large literature on the antecedents, correlates, and consequences of

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“…The Achiever stage is characterised by striving to achieve goals, the use of self-evaluated standards, self-criticism, having principled morality, mutuality in relationships and the recognition of multiple possibilities and perspectives in situations, thus enhancing the capacity for teamwork (Cook-Greuter 2004;Hy and Loevinger 1996;Manners and Durkin 2001;McAuliffe 2006;Rooke and Torbert 2005). Thinking and decision-making begins to moves beyond personal concerns to consider those of the wider organisation, field or society.…”

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“…The stages in the pre-conventional tier are characterised by the impulsivity, lack of insight and simplistic thinking normally found in young children. Older children and adults who have not developed beyond these stages may be seen as hostile or opportunistic and may be given a psychiatric diagnosis such as impulsivity disorder or psychopathy (Hy and Loevinger 1996). Research by Miller and Cook-Greuter (1994) estimated that around 10 % of adults in Western societies function within this tier.…”

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confidence: 98%