Personal growth initiative and identity formation in adolescence through young adulthood: Mediating processes on the pathway to well-being

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 973-981

  Luyckx, Koen ^a   Robitschek, Christine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Commitment; Exploration; Identity; Mediation; Personal growth initiative

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMAN; IDENTITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; SELF ESTEEM; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; WELLBEING; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AGE; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84931397266     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2014.07.009     Document Type: Article

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