Canada: Ego Development, Ego Strengths, And Ethnic Identity Among First Nation Adolescents


Canada: Ego Development, Ego Strengths, And Ethnic Identity Among First Nation Adolescents   Barbara M. Gfellner, and Helen D. Armstrong, 2011   Three conceptualizations of psychosocial development were investigated among Canadian First Nation adolescents. Loevinger's social cognitive model of ego development reflects the way in which an individual views the self and social reality. From Eriksonian theory, ego strengths refer to the emergent values or outcomes that represent...

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