Trust, identity, and ego integrity: Modeling Erikson's core stages over 34 years

Journal of Adult Development

Volumn 13, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 148-157

  Sneed, Joel R ^a,b   Whitbourne, Susan Krauss ^c   Culang, Michelle E ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Ego Integrity; Erikson; Identity; Lifespan development; Rochester Adult Longitudinal Study (RALS); Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 42749083199     PISSN: 10680667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10804-007-9026-3     Document Type: Article

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