Identity Dimensions and Related Processes in Emerging Adulthood: Helpful or Harmful?

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 415-432

  Ritchie, Rachel A ^a   Meca, Alan ^a   Madrazo, Vanessa L ^a   Schwartz, Seth J ^b   Hardy, Sam A ^c   Zamboanga, Byron L ^d   Weisskirch, Robert S ^e   Kim, Su Yeong ^f   Whitbourne, Susan Krauss ^g   Ham, Lindsay S ^h   Lee, Richard M ⁱ  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

College students; Health risk behavior; Identity; Ruminative exploration; Satisfaction with life; Self esteem; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENTS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; IDENTITY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RUMINATIVE EXPLORATION; SATISFACTION; SATISFACTION WITH LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-ESTEEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; WELL-BEING; YOUNG ADULT;

COLLEGE STUDENTS; HEALTH RISK BEHAVIOR; IDENTITY; RUMINATIVE EXPLORATION; SATISFACTION WITH LIFE; SELF-ESTEEM; WELL-BEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; RISK-TAKING; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875490539     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.21960     Document Type: Article

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