Cross-Cultural Investigation of the Link Between Identity Processing Styles and the Actual Work of Identity in the Career Domain

Child and Youth Care Forum

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 43-64

  Eryigit, Suna ^a   Kerpelman, Jennifer L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross cultural; Identity commitment; Identity exploration; Identity styles

Indexed keywords

EID: 79851511013     PISSN: 10531890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10566-010-9117-3     Document Type: Article

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