Identity status of adolescents living in institutional shelters

Autores

  • Eduardo Sales Brito Laboratório de Psicologia Ambiental e Desenvolvimento Humano, Universidade Federal de São Paulo
  • Teresa Helena Schoen Departamento de Pediatria, Universidade Federal de São Paulo
  • Márcia Regina Fumagalli Marteleto Departamento de Saúde, Universidade Nove de Julho
  • Nancy Ramacciotti de Oliveira-Monteiro Departamento de Ciências do Mar, Universidade Federal de São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7322/jhgd.141279

Palavras-chave:

identity, adolescence, institutional shelters, identity status, EOMEIS II

Resumo

Introduction: The development of adolescents living outside the environment of their families and residing in institutional shelters presents peculiar characteristics in the interactions established in their daily lives and the constitution of their identities. Erikson’s psychosocial theory studies identity formation, observing exploration and commitment. Identity status can be classified as identity diffusion, foreclosure, moratorium, and identity achievement.

Objective: To evaluate identity status of adolescents living in institutional shelters.

Methods: Eighty-seven adolescents living in institutional shelters (age 12–17) individually responded to the Extended Objective Measure of the Ego Identity Status II (EOMEIS II). The data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics which included the following variables: gender, age range, schooling, and time of sheltering.

Results: There was a prevalence of the identity diffusion status in both genders, regardless of the length of schooling and despite the time of sheltering. There were differences in the results considering age range (p = 0,033).

Conclusion: Older adolescents showed greater losses in identity development, with more negative and immature states of identity, indicative of poor preparation for leaving the institution (at age 18).

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2017-12-18

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v. 27 n. 3 (2017)

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