Ego development and aesthetic judgment styles in Iranian adults
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Pourhosein, Reza
Mohammadi-Zarghan, Shahin
Soufiabadi, Mehrnoosh
Atari, Mohammad
Abstract / Description
The theory of ego development presents a comprehensive framework to understand personality development throughout the stages of life. In this developmental theory, the ego is considered a cognitive-based structure and the primary synthesizing and regulating agent in personality development. Art appreciation and aesthetic judgment are considered to have personality correlates and developmental aspects. The current study aimed to examine the association between ego development and aesthetic judgment styles in adults. We recruited 202 adults from a community sample in Tehran, Iran. The age of participants in this study ranged from 18 to 64 (M = 29.5, SD = 8.9). Consistent with our hypotheses, results indicated that concrete aesthetic judgment was negatively associated with ego development. Moreover, analytical and emotional aesthetic judgment styles were positively correlated with ego development. In conclusion, individuals who scored higher in ego development tended to use more advanced aesthetic judgment styles when exposed to art.
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art aesthetic judgment style aesthetics developmental psychology ego developmentPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2017-04-28
Journal title
Psychological Thought
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10
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1
Page numbers
80–89
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PsychOpen GOLD
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Pourhosein, R., Mohammadi-Zarghan, S., Soufiabadi, M., & Atari, M. (2017). Ego development and aesthetic judgment styles in Iranian adults. Psychological Thought, 10(1), 80–89. https://doi.org/10.5964/psyct.v10i1.213
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Pourhosein, Reza
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Mohammadi-Zarghan, Shahin
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Soufiabadi, Mehrnoosh
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Atari, Mohammad
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Date of first publication2017-04-28
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Abstract / DescriptionThe theory of ego development presents a comprehensive framework to understand personality development throughout the stages of life. In this developmental theory, the ego is considered a cognitive-based structure and the primary synthesizing and regulating agent in personality development. Art appreciation and aesthetic judgment are considered to have personality correlates and developmental aspects. The current study aimed to examine the association between ego development and aesthetic judgment styles in adults. We recruited 202 adults from a community sample in Tehran, Iran. The age of participants in this study ranged from 18 to 64 (M = 29.5, SD = 8.9). Consistent with our hypotheses, results indicated that concrete aesthetic judgment was negatively associated with ego development. Moreover, analytical and emotional aesthetic judgment styles were positively correlated with ego development. In conclusion, individuals who scored higher in ego development tended to use more advanced aesthetic judgment styles when exposed to art.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationPourhosein, R., Mohammadi-Zarghan, S., Soufiabadi, M., & Atari, M. (2017). Ego development and aesthetic judgment styles in Iranian adults. Psychological Thought, 10(1), 80–89. https://doi.org/10.5964/psyct.v10i1.213en_US
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ISSN2193-7281
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1494
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1860
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/psyct.v10i1.213
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Keyword(s)arten_US
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Keyword(s)aesthetic judgment styleen_US
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Keyword(s)aestheticsen_US
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Keyword(s)developmental psychologyen_US
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Keyword(s)ego developmenten_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleEgo development and aesthetic judgment styles in Iranian adultsen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue1
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Journal titlePsychological Thought
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Page numbers80–89
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Volume10
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