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Loevinger's Stages of Ego Development

Personality Psychology

Loevinger's stages of ego development, proposed by the developmental psychologist Jane Loevinger, conceptualize a theory based on Erik Erikson's psychosocial model and the work of Harry Stack Sullivan, in which the ego is theorized to mature and evolve through stages across the lifespan as a result of a dynamic interaction between the inner self and the outer environment. The theory contributes to the delineation of ego development, going beyond the fragmentation of trait psychology to look at personality as a meaningful whole. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Core Claim
The ego matures and evolves through a sequence of stages across the lifespan as a result of a continuing interaction between a person's inner self and their outer environment. 1
Origin Year
1976 1
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Erikson's Stages of Psychosocial Development, Theories and Concepts

Loevinger's stages conceptualize a theory based directly on Erikson's psychosocial model, alongside Harry Stack Sullivan's work.

Source Wikipedia: Loevinger's Stages of Ego Development

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Jane Loevinger, Psychologists
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1. Wikipedia: Loevinger's Stages of Ego Development
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  • Introduction
    the ego was theorized to mature and evolve through stages across the lifespan as a result of a dynamic interaction between the inner self and the outer environment
  • Introduction, ego maturation quote
    the ego was theorized to mature and evolve through stages across the lifespan as a result of a dynamic interaction between the inner self and the outer environment
  • Reception section, 1976 model reference
    Loevinger's (1976) model of development is derived entirely from empirical research using her sentence completion test
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When did Jane Loevinger first publish her stages of ego development theory?

1976, in her book Ego Development.

Jane Loevinger published her model of ego development in 1976, in the book Ego Development, building on empirical research she conducted using her own sentence completion test.
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