Information-oriented identity processing, identity consolidation, and well-being: The moderating role of autonomy, self-reflection, and self-rumination

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1099-1111

  Luyckx, Koen ^a   Soenens, Bart ^b   Berzonsky, Michael D ^c   Smits, Ilse ^a   Goossens, Luc ^a   Vansteenkiste, Maarten ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Department of Psychology ^*  (Belgium)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Causality orientations; Identity formation; Identity styles; Self reflection; Self rumination; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447264800     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2007.03.003     Document Type: Article

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