Ego identity status, identity style, and personal expressiveness: An empirical investigation of three convergent constructs

This study represents an investigation of relationships among three sets of identity constructs, including the ego identity statuses, the identity sty les, and personal expressiveness. The Ego Identify Process Questionnaire wa s used to assess identity status as conceptualized by J. E. Marcia. The Ide ntity Style Inventory was used to assess identity style as conceptualized b y M. D. Berzonsky. The Personally Expressive Activities Questionnaire was u sed to measure feelings of personal expressiveness as described by A. S. Wa terman. Data were collected from two samples of students at two universitie s. The measures were considered in pairs to examine the convergence among t he constructs. Results revealed that these three measures, and perhaps the underlying constructs, are convergent. Associations between measures are di scussed in relation to previous research and theory.