성인기의 자아 정체감 형성에 관한 일고찰 = A Review on the Formation of ego-Identity in Adulthood

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This article contains a review together with some considerations concerning studies on identity of adulthood, centering around the studies on adult development. Recently, midlife men are regarded as a period of development with the changes of life-cycle and life styles. However, the history of the studies of generativity vs. stagnation in the midlife women is comparatively short. Mainly, Epigenedo Scheme by Erikson(1950) built a theretical base for the study on adult development. It was shown that the subjective engagement in important psychological abd social respects in adult including job or childcare was important in obtainment of identity as well as life style. It seems that these subjective selection and active engagement are very important in identity and growth in adult.
The following points are suggested by the above mentioned studies: 1. there is a common developmental process in adult life. 2. It is also observed that there are some critical periods in psychological development such as middle age crisis and adult transition. On the other hand, the developmental studies on adult identity is gradually increasing from 1980. The above studies reveal some important view points psychological changes in adulthood in totality.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• Ⅰ.들어가는 말
• Ⅱ.정체감 이론에 의거한 성인발달연구
• Ⅲ.중년여성의 자아정체감 발달
• Ⅳ.중년남성의 자아정체감의 위기
• Ⅴ.성인의 자아정체감 발달과정에 대한 새로운 관점
• 참고문헌