Purpose as a Form of Identity Capital for Positive Youth Adjustment

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1196-1206

  Burrow, Anthony L ^a   Hill, Patrick L ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Daily events; Identity; Well being; Youth purpose

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960470019     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0023818     Document Type: Article

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