ASSESSMENT AND ADAPTATION OF DIMENSIONS OF IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT SCALE (DIDS) TECHNIQUE

The development of diagnostic instruments to study the identity processes, which give the possibility to compare the research results with foreign data, is the topical issue in the context of the study of personal identity. The paper presents the results of the study aimed at the assessment and adaptation of the Dimensions of Identity Development Scale (DIDS) English-language technique for the research of the personal identity processes created in 2008 by the group of authors led by K. Luyckx. The paper describes special aspects of translation, adaptation, and assessment of the technique. To assess the method, the author carried out the research involving 245 participants: 100 males and 145 females at the age of 17-40 years old (M=25.17; SD=11.07). The author identified the construct validity of the test using the factor analysis. Both in the original and the Russian-language versions, five factors were specified. To evaluate the operational validity of the questionnaire, the author compared the results of the technique with the results of the method “Test of statuses and structure of ego-identity” of E.L. Soldatova (SEI-test) with the help of correlation and dispersion analysis. Test-retest reliability was assessed by comparing the results of the questionnaire with the results of the repeated survey in six months. The statistical analysis of obtained data allows concluding on the sufficient consistency and reliability of the technique. The Dimensions of Identity Development Scale (DIDS) method for the research of the personal identity processes was successfully tested by the Russian sample group and can be applied in the counseling practice and for further study in the sphere of identity.