The development of identity theories in psychology tends to be partial and

incoherent, and are followed by various problems. This study uses meta-ethnography

to deconstruct theories of self-identity in order to find common threads and relation

between theories, including main theories on identity (Erikson’s; Marcia’s), and other

related theories (Berzonsky’s, Grotevant’s, Waterman’s, McAdams’s), This study uses

Hofstede’s view on identity theories, and formulates a fundamental and comprehensive

conceptualization of identity theory. This study formulates a model of the layers of

identity which includes the identity of (1) human nature, (2) personal, and (3) social.

This study also explains the dynamics of the self as ‘I’ and ‘Me’ in the formation of

identity. This study discusses human nature in the discourse of identity and this provides

further implications in the field of developmental psychology and educational psychology.