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Extended Objective Measure of Ego Identity Status (EOM-EIS-2)
Psychology: PersonalityReliability: alphas 0.62–0.81 across 4 statuses2 sample items
About this scale
A 64-item measure of Marcia's four identity statuses: achievement, foreclosure, moratorium, and diffusion, in both ideological and interpersonal domains.
Sample item(s)
“I haven't really thought about my politics — they just don't excite me much (diffusion)”
“My ideas about men's and women's roles are identical to my parents'. What has worked for them will obviously work for me (foreclosure)”
Reliability
Reported internal consistency: alphas 0.62–0.81 across 4 statuses. As a rule of thumb, Cronbach’s α ≥ .70 is considered acceptable, ≥ .80 good, and ≥ .90 excellent for established measures.
Notes
Free for academic use.
Source & citation
Bennion, L. D., & Adams, G. R. (1986): A revision of the Extended Version of the Objective Measure of Ego Identity Status. Journal of Adolescent Research, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 183–198.
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