EGO DEVELOPMENT AND THE INFLUENCE OF GENDER, AGE, AND EDUCATIONAL LEVELS AMONG OLDER ADULTS

Authors: Truluck J. E.; Courtenay B. C.

Source: Educational Gerontology, Volume 28, Number 4, 1 April 2002 , pp. 325-336(12)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

The influence of gender, age, and education on ego development was assessed among 159 older adults in Northeast Georgia using Loevinger's theory of ego development and a shorter version of the Sentence Completion Test. Results found older men and women similar in their ego development levels. And, although there was a trend for increased ego development up to age 74, the findings as they related to age were not significant. However, educational level was found to have a significant influence on ego development even into later years. The authors offer several explanations and suggestions for the findings of the study.

Language: English

Document Type: Research article

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