Abstract
Identity is one the most critical concepts of the developmental psychology, yet
it is quite elusive. This paper explores the structure of identity in a sample of
adolescents from a collectivistic culture. The construct of identity was
explored from 30 adolescents (15 Boys and 15 Girls) with the age range of 13-
18 years through open-ended interviews. A final list of 39 items was piloted on
the 20 adolescents. Finally,400 (50% Boys and 50% Girls) with the age range
of13-18 years (M=14.37, SD=1.23) adolescents were selected through a
stratified sampling and the Identity Scale for Adolescents (ISA), Demographic
Performa, the School Children Problem Scale (Saleem & Mahmood, 2011) and
the Identity Scale Inventory-V (ISI-V, Berzonsky et al,. 2013) were given to
them. Exploratory Factor analysis of ISA yielded three factors Positive Self
Identity, Negative Self Identity, and Arrogant Self Identity. Confirmatory Factor
Analysis confirmed the 3 factor solution with 17 items. ISA was found to have
a high internal consistency, convergent validity, discriminant validity and split
half reliability. Results are discussed in terms of cultural and counseling
implications of the construct of identity.
