The stormy search for self in early adulthood: Developmental crisis and the dissolution of dysfunctional personae

Humanistic Psychologist

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 120-145

  Robinson, Oliver C ^a   Smith, Jonathan A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79958233835     PISSN: 08873267     EISSN: 15473333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08873267.2010.485916     Document Type: Article

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