Examining the light and dark sides of emerging Adults' identity: A study of identity status differences in positive and negative psychosocial functioning

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 839-859

  Schwartz, Seth J ^a   Beyers, Wim ^b   Luyckx, Koen ^c   Soenens, Bart ^b   Zamboanga, Byron L ^d   Forthun, Larry F ^e   Hardy, Sam A ^f   Vazsonyi, Alexander T ^g   Ham, Lindsay S ^h   Kim, Su Yeong ⁱ   Whitbourne, Susan Krauss ^j   Waterman, Alan S ^k  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^f BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^k The College of New Jersey   (United States)

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Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Depression; Emerging adulthood; Health compromising behavior; Identity; Psychosocial functioning; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; VALIDATION STUDY; VIOLENCE;

BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958272311     PISSN: 00472891     EISSN: 15736601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-010-9606-6     Document Type: Article

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