Ego virtues as predictors of psychological alienation among academically gifted students

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This research aims to investigate the relationship between different ego virtues that rose before or during adolescence and all psychological alienation variables, as well as to find out the extent to which ego virtues (i.e., hope, will, purpose, competence, and fidelity) can predict general psychological alienation.

Participants consisted of 500 academically gifted male and female students ranging in age from 16-20 years, with an average of 18 years (SD=1.959).

Study instruments included psychosocial inventory of ego strength, and the psychological alienation scale.

Results revealed several patterns of the relationship and prediction of ego virtues with psychological alienation variables for males and females separately.

Based on the results attained, psychological counseling programs on ego virtues can be designed, with the purpose of reducing the sense of psychological alienation.

Further studies should be conducted for investigating the effectiveness of ego development on the other aspects of human personality and behavior.