Nearly all discussions of identity development begin with the work of Erik Erikson. His
formulations of identity serve as a reference point for many models of student development …

Abstract This chapter introduces The Oxford Handbook of Identity Development. The authors
detail their rationale for the need for such a handbook, which primarily rests on their concern …

Identity is a critical developmental task during the transition to adulthood in Western
societies. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate an empirically based, cluster …

Few questions have been able to continue to intrigue human beings more than questions
surrounding the self and identity. Who am I? What am I? and What will I be? are some of the …

Identity refers to how people answer the question,“Who are you?” This question may be
posed and answered explicitly or implicitly, at a personal or a collective level, to others or to …

Ego Identity: A Handbook for Psychosocial Research contains an integrated presentation of
identity theory, literature reviews covering the hundreds of research studies on identity, a …

The formation of an ego identity is a major event in the development of personality.
Occurring during late adolescence, the consolidation of identity marks the end of childhood …

Abstract Four identity dimensions (Commitment Making, Identification with Commitment,
Exploration in Depth, and Exploration in Breadth) were used to derive identity statuses by …

In the first part of this review (see Volume 7, Number 3 of this journal), a comprehensive
survey of empirical research on ego identity was presented. Special emphasis was given to …

Côté and Levine's (1988, Developmental Review 8, 147–184) critique of identity status
theory focuses on two questions:(a) whether the theory can appropriately be considered as …