Determinants and Mechanisms in Ego Identity Development: A Review and Synthesis

Developmental Review

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 39-66

  Bosma, Harke A ^a   Kunnen, E Saskia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Determinants; Ego identity development; Mechanisms

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035580772     PISSN: 02732297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/drev.2000.0514     Document Type: Article

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