Development and validation of a Q-sort measure of identity processing style: The identity processing style Q-sort

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1239-1265

  Pittman, Joe F ^a   Kerpelman, Jennifer L ^a   Lamke, Leanne K ^a   Sollie, Donna L ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent development; Identity; Identity styles; Q sort; Validity study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CRITERION RELATED VALIDITY; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IDENTITY; IDENTITY PROCESSING STYLE Q SORT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68949221003     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2009.01.002     Document Type: Article

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