A process-content approach to adolescent identity formation: Examining longitudinal associations between identity styles and goal pursuits

Journal of Personality

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 135-161

  Duriez, Bart ^a   Luyckx, Koen ^a   Soenens, Bart ^b   Berzonsky, Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 84856162430     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2011.00729.x     Document Type: Article

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