本研究於民國78年選取台灣師大與高雄師大兩校敎育院系學生103人，實施自我認證與次文化有關的量表，以所得結果和民國73年該兩校同性質的樣本學生122人在相同量表取得之資料進行比較。結果發現在此五年間，大學生的自我認證稍趨於困難些，但未達統計顯著差異；在次文化方面，大學生的轉變趨向包括：1.更重視經濟、社會價值，而不重視審美價値；2.更重視享受舒適與豐富的物質生活，而不重視「做我認爲値得做的事」、「過和平寧靜的家庭生活」與「做有益社會的事」；3.擇業條件更重視「待過收入」，而不重視「對社會的貢獻」；4.對成功條件的看法，更重視「搞好人際關係」，而不重視「本身的勤奮努力與才幹」；5.對政府的信任程度降低；6.認同中國人的程度降低；7.出國留學意願提高；8.看錄影带、跳舞、打橋牌等活動增加，而閱讀課外書與看電影則減少。上述大學生次文化的轉變反映了台灣近年來的社會變遷狀況。
The purpose of this study is to investigate the changes of ego identity and subculture among university students over five years by using 7 scales. Subjects are 130 students drawn from two teachers' universities in 1989. The data were compared with those of a similiar study conducted in 1984 by this author, using the same instruments. The result show significant changes after five years. The findings are as follows:
1. The degree of identity crisis among subjects increased, but not statistically significant yet.
2. Subjects placed greater emphasis on economic and social values, materialism, but less on aesthetic value, peaceful family life, and social welfare.
3. As for attitudes toward achievement, the students placed greater emphasis on social relations than on competence and traditional work ethics.
4. As for attitudes toward vocational choices, the students placed greater emphasis on income than on contribution to society.
5. The degree of their trust in government and pride in their Chinese identity declined, and that of the wish to go abroad to study enhanced.
6. For leisure, activities such as watching video-tapes, dancing and playing bridge have become more popular, whereas reading and watching movie have become less so than before.
The changes in the students' subculture reflect the status of social change n Taiwan over the past five years.
