A Study on the Identity of the Adolescent : Regarding the Influences of Vocational Choice and Academic Motivation on Identity

This study aimed to examine the identity of the adolescent based on vocational choice and academic motivation. Investigation was done on identity status scale, the significance of crisis and commitments, the moratorium scale, and the consciousness of vocational choice and of academic motivation. About sixty percent of the subjects were classified with identity diffusion-moratorium intermediate status. Of those with identity diffusion-moratorium intermediate status, there was a significant difference in the number of subjects participating in a teacher training course versus those participating in other courses. The level of crisis and commitments of the subjects with identity achievement status was high. Subjects with identity diffusion-moratorium intermediate status indicated that their academic motivation came from their desire for employment. Subjects with identity achievement status indicated that their academic motivation came from a desire to satisfy their dreams. The result of this study showed that vocational choice and academic motivation were deeply relevant to identity