Abstract The research has investigated: the identity development, the decision making process, the coping strategy, predictive variables on the academic performance and the decision making style. The research involved 82 Italian university students divided into: a group of 50 subjects of mean age 21.86 (S.D = 2.35); a second group of 32 students, mean age 24.50 (S.D = 1.30). The sample completed: Ego Identity Process Questionnaire, General Decision Making Style and Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced. Results showed that: low-profile identity foretells the avoiding decisional style; high self-exploration is predictive of the academic success and the coping style.
Identity Status, Coping Strategy and Decision Making Process among Italian University Students
PELLERONE, MONICA
2013-01-01
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Abstract The research has investigated: the identity development, the decision making process, the coping strategy, predictive variables on the academic performance and the decision making style. The research involved 82 Italian university students divided into: a group of 50 subjects of mean age 21.86 (S.D = 2.35); a second group of 32 students, mean age 24.50 (S.D = 1.30). The sample completed: Ego Identity Process Questionnaire, General Decision Making Style and Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced. Results showed that: low-profile identity foretells the avoiding decisional style; high self-exploration is predictive of the academic success and the coping style.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
