Processes of Identity Development: Where I Am and How I Got There

Identity

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 8-28

  McLean, Kate C ^a   Pasupathi, Monisha ^b  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

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EID: 84858678679     PISSN: 15283488     EISSN: 1532706X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15283488.2011.632363     Document Type: Article

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