Ethnocultural Aspects of the Identity of an Adult Personality
Keywords:
ethno-cultural aspects, identity, adult personality, identity crisis.Abstract
This article presents theoretical and empirical analysis of ethno-cultural aspects of adult identity. To study the ethno-cultural aspects of personal identity, the «Ego-identity» test was used (author J. G. Marcia, modification of G. and E. Amineva) and the method «Personal and social identity» (author A.A. Urbanovich). The choice of methods is determined by their validity, reliability and compliance with the purpose and objectives of the study. The sample consisted of Russian respondents in the number of 174 people and Azerbaijani respondents in the number of 126 people. The age of respondents in both samples ranged from 24 to 53 years. For independent variables the comparative analysis was carried out using the parametric Student's t-test criterion. It was found that Russians differ significantly in the severity of their identity status with Azerbaijanis. Analyses revealed that the Azerbaijani sample is mainly characterized by a formed identity, which is manifested in satisfaction with professional activity and its social significance, in the desire to achieve their life goals. The Russian sample, on the contrary, is characterized by an identity crisis, which manifests itself in the uncertainty of identity, which is accompanied by self-doubt associated with group identification.
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