حالات الهوية لدى طلبة الجامعة الأردنية في ضوء بعض المتغيرات

Abstract EN

This study aimed to explore ego-identity statuses at Jordan University students in scholastic year 2018-2019, in light of gender and college variables.

To achieve that, the Extended Objective Measure of Ego Identity Status Scale (EOM-EISS) was applied on a stratified random sample of (896) students which consisted of (271) male and (625) female.

The results revealed that most of the students were classified in low profile moratorium status.

Regarding the four pure statuses; foreclosure status was the highest then achieved status followed by the moratorium, and the least was diffusion status.

The results also revealed no statistically significant differences between ego-identity statuses due to gender except in low profile moratorium status in favor of females.

No statistically significant differences between ego-identity statuses due to college except in achieved status in favor of humanities and scientific colleges and in diffusion status in favor of the health college.

The study recommended giving the students opportunities that facilitate identity formation