%0 Thesis %1 crown_ego_1985 %A Crown, Patricia Ann %D 1985 %K DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY, %T Ego identity, intimacy, and sex role orientation of young adults %X Investigation of sex differences focusing on different developmental patterns for males and females has become of paramount importance in the literature on personality development because the early research was conducted primarily on males. Only recently has the concept of sex role orientation been identified as an important factor toward understanding identity and intimacy development. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of sex role orientation on identity and intimacy development for adults of three different educational levels and to evaluate the role of verbal ability in the assessment of these areas. This cross-sectional study consisted of 90 subjects, 15 males and 15 females each from the educational levels of first year undergraduate, fourth year undergraduate, and advanced graduate level students. All volunteer participants were given two interviews, the Identity Interview-Revised and the Intimacy Interview, and two paper and pencil tests, the Bem Sex Role Inventory and the Concept Mastery Test. Data were statistically analyzed using analysis of variance (ANOVA), analysis of covariance (ANCOVA), chi-square analyses and Pearson product moment correlations. Results generally supported the hypotheses of increasing identity and intimacy development with age. Sex only partially accounted for differences in identity and intimacy. Advanced graduate students were in higher levels of identity and intimacy than undergraduates, and seniors were in higher levels of identity than freshmen but were not in higher levels of intimacy than freshmen. When educational level of subject was controlled, advanced levels of identity were positively related to advanced levels of intimacy formation for the freshman, graduate, and combined undergraduate groups, but not for the senior group. As predicted different developmental patterns were noted for males and females regarding identity development and intimacy formation. Masculinity was found to be positively related to identity, although femininity was not positively related to intimacy. A significant relationship between androgyny and higher levels of identity and intimacy was indicated. Results also revealed that verbal ability did not statistically account for differences in identity and intimacy. The importance of future research in this area was stressed, given the newness of investigating identity, intimacy, and sex role orientation issues together.

@phdthesis{crown_ego_1985, abstract = {Investigation of sex differences focusing on different developmental patterns for males and females has become of paramount importance in the literature on personality development because the early research was conducted primarily on males. Only recently has the concept of sex role orientation been identified as an important factor toward understanding identity and intimacy development. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of sex role orientation on identity and intimacy development for adults of three different educational levels and to evaluate the role of verbal ability in the assessment of these areas. This cross-sectional study consisted of 90 subjects, 15 males and 15 females each from the educational levels of first year undergraduate, fourth year undergraduate, and advanced graduate level students. All volunteer participants were given two interviews, the Identity Interview-Revised and the Intimacy Interview, and two paper and pencil tests, the Bem Sex Role Inventory and the Concept Mastery Test. Data were statistically analyzed using analysis of variance (ANOVA), analysis of covariance (ANCOVA), chi-square analyses and Pearson product moment correlations. Results generally supported the hypotheses of increasing identity and intimacy development with age. Sex only partially accounted for differences in identity and intimacy. Advanced graduate students were in higher levels of identity and intimacy than undergraduates, and seniors were in higher levels of identity than freshmen but were not in higher levels of intimacy than freshmen. When educational level of subject was controlled, advanced levels of identity were positively related to advanced levels of intimacy formation for the freshman, graduate, and combined undergraduate groups, but not for the senior group. As predicted different developmental patterns were noted for males and females regarding identity development and intimacy formation. Masculinity was found to be positively related to identity, although femininity was not positively related to intimacy. A significant relationship between androgyny and higher levels of identity and intimacy was indicated. Results also revealed that verbal ability did not statistically account for differences in identity and intimacy. The importance of future research in this area was stressed, given the newness of investigating identity, intimacy, and sex role orientation issues together.}, added-at = {2018-06-19T15:18:45.000+0200}, author = {Crown, Patricia Ann}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/26cb622dbec0d0ae8422aba9b30077c88/prophe}, interhash = {943832a648b03b8542da658d038232cd}, intrahash = {6cb622dbec0d0ae8422aba9b30077c88}, keywords = {DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY,}, school = {University of Denver}, shorttitle = {Ego identity, intimacy, and sex role orientation of young adults}, timestamp = {2018-06-19T15:18:45.000+0200}, title = {Ego identity, intimacy, and sex role orientation of young adults}, type = {{PhD} {Thesis}}, year = 1985 }