Identity formation in adolescence: Change or stability?

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 150-162

  Klimstra, Theo A ^a   Hale III, William W ^a   Raaijmakers, Quinten A W ^a   Branje, Susan J T ^a   Meeus, Wim H J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Identity formation; Longitudinal

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IDENTITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; AWARENESS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IDENTIFICATION (PSYCHOLOGY); INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NETHERLANDS; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950350558     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-009-9401-4     Document Type: Article

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