Identity styles and causality orientations: In search of the motivational underpinnings of the identity exploration process

European Journal of Personality

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 427-442

  Soenens, Bart ^a,d   Berzonsky, Michael D ^b   Vansteenkiste, Maarten ^a,d   Beyers, Wim ^c   Goossens, Luc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d RESEARCH FOUNDATION FLANDERS FWO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Causality orientations; Identity development; Identity styles; Self determination

Indexed keywords

EID: 25644443168     PISSN: 08902070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/per.551     Document Type: Article

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