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Reliability and Validity of the Modified Erikson Psychosocial Stage Inventory in Diverse Samples

Nancy Kline Leidy

Laboratory for the Study of Human Responses to Health and Illness; National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland

Cynthia S. Darling-Fisher

School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

The Modified Erikson Psychosocial Stage Inventory (MEPSI) is a relatively simple survey measure designed to assess the strength of psychosocial attributes that arise from progression through Erikson's eight stages of development. The purpose of this study was to employ secondary analysis to evaluate the internal-consistency reliability and construct validity of the MEPSl acrossfour diverse samples: healthy young adults, hemophilic men, healthy older adults, and older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Special attention was given to the performance of the measure across gender, with exploratory analyses examining possible age cohort and health status effects. Internal-consistency estimates for the aggregate measure were high, whereas subscale reliability levels varied across age groups. Construct validity was supported across samples. Gender, cohort, and health effects offered interesting psychometric and theoretical insights and direction for further research. Findings indicated that the MEPSI might be a useful instrumentfor operationalizing and testing Eriksonian developmental theory in adults.

Western Journal of Nursing Research, Vol. 17, No. 2, 168-187 (1995)
DOI: 10.1177/019394599501700205
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