The Effects of the Moderating Variables (Family, Education, Peer Group) on the Association between Extraversion and Identity Styles

Ghorbani, ََAlireza; Abdullah, Haslinda; Ahmad Ali, Nobaya; Redzuan, Ma’rof

The Effects of the Moderating Variables (Family, Education, Peer Group) on the Association between Extraversion and Identity Styles

Authors

ََAlireza Ghorbani ¹
Haslinda Abdullah ²
Nobaya Ahmad Ali ²
Ma’rof Redzuan ²

¹ دانشگاه پیام نور

² یو پی ام مالزی

Abstract

The present study aims at examining the effects of moderating variables on the association between extraversion and identity styles. A quantitative research method (descriptive and survey) was employed. The sample included high school students (n=380) aged 17 and 18. Data was collected through self-administered questionnaires. Hierarchical regression analyses were used. In the first stage, the relationship between extraversion and normative style was significantly moderated by the level of education (β= .10, p

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