A diffuse-avoidant identity processing style: Strategic avoidance or self-confusion?

Identity

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 145-158

  Berzonsky, Michael D ^a   Ferrari, Joseph R ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70449562597     PISSN: 15283488     EISSN: 1532706X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15283480802683607     Document Type: Article

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