Abstract
This study explores Kegan's theory of self development in a sample of 72 Venezuelan adolescents (aged 12 to 18). This study tests (a) whether Kegan's stages are found in a sample of Venezuelan adolescents and if they are equivalent to those found in U.S. adolescents of the same ages, (b) whether Kegan's Subject-Object Interview can be successfully used in a culture other than the United States, (c) whether age, gender, and their interaction have an effect on the stages of self development of this Venezuelan sample, and whether that effect is equivalent to that found in the U.S. subjects. Results show that, as predicted (given the information about U.S. samples), Stages 2, 3, and 4 are found among Venezuelan adolescents; that the instrument can be successfully used to assess these stages; that age has a significant effect, but gender has no effect.
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