The Relationship between Identity Status and Risk Taking in Adolescence

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine whether an adolescent’s identity status predict their risk taking behavior. In addition, another purpose of this study is whether an adolescent’s risk taking behavior differs in terms of gender. The research group consisted of 315 (165 female, 150 male) university students. To collect data the EOM-EIS (Extended Version of Objective Measure of Ego Identity ) and the Risk Taking Scale (RTS) were used. To analyze data Pearson Correlation, Multiple Regression Analysis and t-test were used. According to results, achievement, foreclosure, moratorium and diffusion identity status together accounted for a significant proportion of the variance (% 26) of the risk taking behavior. The results of this study also revealed that an adolescent’s risk taking behavior differentiated by gender.

Keywords

• Adolescence, Identity status, Risk taking

Ergenlikte Kimlik Statüleri ve Risk Alma Arasındaki İlişki

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı ergenlerin kimlik statülerinin risk alma davranışını yordayıp yordamadığının belirlenmesidir. Ayrıca risk alma davranışının cinsiyete göre farklılaşıp farklılaşmadığının belirlenmesi de amaçlanmıştır. Araştırma grubu 315 (165 kadın ve 150 erkek) üniversite öğrencisinden oluşmaktadır. Çalışmada verilerin toplanmasında Benlik Kimliği Statüleri Ölçeği (BKSÖ) ve Risk Alma Ölçeği (RAÖ) kullanılmıştır. Verilerin analizinde Pearson Momentler Çarpımı Korelasyon Analizi, Çoklu Regresyon Analizi ve t-testi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın bulgularına göre başarılı, ipotekli, askıya alınmış ve dağınık kimlik statüleri birlikte risk alma davranışına ilişkin toplam varyansın % 26’sını açıklamıştır. Ayrıca bu çalışmanın sonuçları ergenlerin risk alma davranışının cinsiyete göre farklılaştığını göstermiştir

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Ergenlik, Kimlik statüleri, Risk alma

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