Adolescent Ego-Development Trajectories and Young Adult Relationship Outcomes

Journal of Early Adolescence

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-44

  Hennighausen, Katherine H ^a   Hauser, Stuart T ^a   Billings, Rebecca L ^b   Schultz, Lynn Hickey ^c   Allen, Joseph P ^d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b JUDGE BAKER CHILDREN S CENTER   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Close relationships; Ego development; Longitudinal research

Indexed keywords

EID: 0842325067     PISSN: 02724316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0272431603260920     Document Type: Review

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