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ERIC Number: EJ348424
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Erikson Psychosocial Stage Inventory: A Factor Analysis
Gray, Mary McPhail; And Others
Educational and Psychological Measurement, v46 n4 p979-83 Win 1986
The 72-item Erikson Psychosocial Stage Inventory (EPSI) was factor analyzed for a group of 534 university freshmen and sophomore students. Seven factors emerged, which were labeled Initiative, Industry, Identity, Friendship, Dating, Goal Clarity, and Self-Confidence. Item's representing Erikson's factors, Trust and Autonomy, were dispersed across the new set of factors. (Author/LMO)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Factor Analysis, Factor Structure, Higher Education, Orthogonal Rotation, Psychological Characteristics, Psychological Testing, Test Validity
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Erikson Psychosocial Stage Inventory