Ego Identity

I Theory and Research in Identity and Intimacy.- 1 The Ego Identity Status Approach to Ego Identity.- Ego Identity.- The Identity Statuses.- Prologue.- 2 The Status of the Statuses: Research Review.- Personality Characteristics of the Identity Statuses: The Internalization of Self-Regulatory Processes.- Interactive Styles.- Developmental Aspects of the Identity Statuses.- Gender Differences in Identity Formation.- Cross-Cultural Research.- 3 Developmental Perspectives on Identity Formation: From Adolescence to Adulthood.- Developmental Hypotheses.- Research Evidence.- Conclusions.- 4 Differences Within and Between Genders: A Challenge to the Theory.- Identity Formation in Women: Impressionistic Data.- Identity Formation: Standardized Measures.- Social Support for Identity Development.- Beyond Gender Differences: Gender Roles and Meta-Decisions.- Within-Gender Differences and the Life Span.- Comparative Pathways: Studies with Both Genders and Several Domains.- Methodological Issues in the Study of Femininity, Masculinity, and the Identity Statuses.- Femininity, Masculinity, and the Identity Process.- Summary, Hypotheses, and Theoretical Directions.- Suggestions for Future Studies.- A Fear and a Hope.- 5 Intimacy Status: Theory and Research.- The Concept of Intimacy.- Measurement of Intimacy.- Assessment of Intimacy Status.- Validity of Intimacy Status Ratings.- Personality Differences among the Intimacy Statuses.- Developmental Factors.- Developmental Pathways.- Intimacy Status in Women.- Evaluation.- Conclusion.- II The Determination of Ego Identity Status.- 6 Interviewers and Interviewing.- Selecting the Interviewers.- Training the Interviewers.- Beginning the Interview.- Developing Rapport.- Effective Inquiry.- Self-Disclosures.- Clarifying Responses.- Providing Structure and Limits.- Common Problems in Interviewing.- 7 Overview of the Identity Status Scoring Criteria.- The Ego Identity Interview.- The Identity Interview Domains.- Operational Definitions of