Ego-Identity, Self-Esteem, and Psychological Stress in Adolescents Who Attend School and Work Part-Time
Author(s): Anton F. de Man, Steve Harvey, Sandy-Lee Ward, Annie Benoît
Abstract: One hundred and ninety seven adolescent boys and girls who attended high school and worked part-time participated in a study of the relationship between ego-identity, self-esteem, and three indicators of psychological stress, namely, interpersonal conflict at work, emotional exhaustion resulting from work, and psychological strain in general. Correlation analyses showed that ego-identity was negatively related to interpersonal conflict, emotional exhaustion, and psychological strain. Ego-identity was also positively related to self-esteem. The latter variable, in turn, was negatively associated with interpersonal conflict, emotional exhaustion, and psychological strain. The results of mediation analyses showed that when self-esteem was controlled, ego-identity had no effect on the respective variables of interpersonal conflict, emotional exhaustion, and psychological strain, suggesting that self-esteem is a single, dominant mediator in these relationships.
Pages: 245-252
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