Open AccessSubjective Well-Being and Religious Ego Identity Development in Conservative Christian University Students
Author(s) -
Angela Watson,
Emily B. Goodwin,
Claire W. Michael
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.31380/sotlched.11.1.64
Subject(s) - maturity (psychological) , psychology , identity (music) , loevinger's stages of ego development , erikson's stages of psychosocial development , religious identity , id, ego and super ego , psychosocial , identity formation , social psychology , self concept , developmental psychology , religiosity , psychotherapist , physics , acoustics
Spiritual maturity greatly impacts psychosocial development (Bravo, Pearson, & Stevens, 2016; Dreyer & Dreyer, 2012; Power & McKinney, 2014). Much of the identity formation process occurs during adolescence and early adulthood (Good & Willoughby, 2014; Hardy et al., 2011). The current study sampled students from a private Christian university to examine the relationship between religious ego identity status and subjective well-being. Positive relationships were found between religious ego identity and subjective well-being. Discussion includes the unique developmental needs of emerging adults to help Christian universities better facilitate their students’ growth and education.