Abstract
Objective:
Adolescence has been viewed as the period of identity construction in Erikson's Psychosocial developmental theory. According to attachment theory, attachment and exploration are interrelated. The basic activity in the process of identity formation is trying new roles, in other words demonstration of exploration activity. These characteristics show that identity and attachment are interrelated. The aim of this study was to investigate if the identity status differentiated according to attachment styles.
Method:
The research group was composed of 128 female and 73 male first year students who attended depertmants of Educational Sciences and Law School in Ankara University. In this research, EOM-EIS (Extended Version of Objective Measure of Ego Identity ) were administered to determine identity status and RSQ (Relationships Scale Questionare) were administered to determine the attachment styles.
Results:
In this study, it was found out that the dimension of moratorium foreclousure, diffusion identity status differentiated by attachment styles, without of the exception of succesful identity status.
Conclusion:
Findings were discussed in the light of Psychosocial Developmental Theory, Attachment Theory and other research findings.
Keywords: Adolescence, Identity status, Attachment styles
