Strategii identitare la copiii institutionalizati
Identity strategies in the institutionalized children

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this paper is to explain the ways of structuring identity strategies and maintaining positive self-esteem in the institutionalized or excluded school children, within the framework of social identity theory. The main hypothesis is that institutionalized pupils choose collective strategies whereas excluded children prefer the individual ones. The secondary hypothesis refers to the factors that can influence this choice such as personal self-esteem, collective self-esteem and locus of control. The subjects are 88 secondary school pupils institutionalized or not and selected to have different sociometric statuses. The results infirmed most of the hypothesis. The main conclusion is that we can not distinguish specific strategies of institutionalized children but we may notice a preference for mobility strategies. Personal and collective self-esteem do not relate with the choice of strategies and locus of control influences the choice of a strategy if it is external.

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