Psychometric Qualities of the Educational Identity Processes Scale (EIPS)

Annabelle Christiaens; Stefanie Nelemans; Lisanne de Moor; Rasa Erentaite; Rimantas Vosylis; Susan Branje

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.861220

Psychometric Qualities of the Educational Identity Processes Scale (EIPS)

Annabelle Christiaens, Stefanie Nelemans, Lisanne de Moor, Rasa Erentaite, Rimantas Vosylis, Susan Branje

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Abstract

In the educational domain, the development of identity becomes especially salient during school transition phases. To assess the specific identity processes that match the adolescents’ experiences before and after the school transition, the Educational Identity Processes Scale (EIPS) was developed. The present study aimed to test the psychometric qualities of the EIPS by examining its factor structure, the internal and convergent validity of the identity dimensions, and whether the questionnaire was measurement invariant over time. The pre-transition version was tested in a Dutch sample (N = 242 early adolescents) and the post-transition version was tested in a Lithuanian sample (N = 1,268 mid-adolescents). Findings indicated good psychometric qualities for both the pre- and post-transition versions of the EIPS. Additionally, context dependencies were observed, as distance to the transition influenced the meaning of specific identity processes and determined whether specific processes could be considered as part of normative development.

Original language	English
Article number	861220
Pages (from-to)	1-15
Number of pages	15
Journal	Frontiers in Psychology
Volume	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.861220
Publication status	Published - 19 Apr 2022

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Funding Information:
This study has received funding from European Regional Development Fund (Project No. 01.2.2-LMT-K-718-03-0059) under grant agreement with the Research Council of Lithuania (LMTLT) and from a grant of the European Research Council (ERC-2017-CoG - 773023 INTRANSITION).

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Copyright © 2022 Christiaens, Nelemans, de Moor, Erentaitė, Vosylis and Branje.

Keywords

educational identity development
assessment
secondary school transition
context dependencies
adolescence

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