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Identity in Emerging Adulthood: Reviewing the Field and Looking Forward
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The present article presents a review of identity status-based theory and research with adolescents and emerging adults, with some coverage of related approaches such as narrative identity and identity style. In the first section, we review Erikson’s theory of identity and early identity status research examining differences in personality and cognitive variables across statuses. We then review two contemporary identity models that extend identity status theory and explicitly frame identity development as a dynamic and iterative process. We also review work that has focused on specific domains of identity. The second section of the article discusses mental and physical health correlates of identity processes and statuses. The article concludes with recommendations for future identity research with adolescent and emerging adult populations.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Schwartz, S. J., Zamboanga, B. L., Luyckx, K., Meca, A., & Ritchie, R. A.
- Affiliations
- University of Miami (US)
- Smith College (US)
- KU Leuven (BE)
- Florida International University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Schwartz, Seth J.
- Venue
- Emerging Adulthood
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2013-03-26
- Volume
- 1
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 96-113
- ISSN
- 2167-6968 (ISSN-L)
- 2167-6984
- OpenAlex
- W2124588192
- Cited by
- 412
- References
- 175
- Citations by year
- 2026: 42 · 2025: 39 · 2024: 40 · 2023: 35 · 2022: 28 · 2021: 29 · 2020: 46 · 2019: 36 · 2018: 33 · 2017: 31 · 2016: 20 · 2015: 18 · 2014: 13 · 2013: 2
- FWCI
- 36.60
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Emerging Adulthood (publishedVersion)
- Lirias (KU Leuven) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Identity, Memory, and Therapy
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Keywords
- identity status, identity construction, adolescence, Erikson's identity theory, narrative identity, identity styles, identity domains, personality, cognitive development, mental health, physical health
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