Longitudinal research into personal and ethnic identity has expanded considerably in the
first decade of the present century. The longitudinal studies have shown that personal …

This chapter reviews the neo-Eriksonian personal identity literature, focusing on advances
that have occurred since 2001. The majority of the chapter is dedicated to the development …

In this chapter, I review the literature on motivated identity construction, drawing together
insights and evidence from diverse theoretical perspectives, and I propose the foundations …

Historically, identity researchers have placed greater emphasis on processes of identity
development (how people develop their identities) and less on the content of identity (what …

There is a story behind this book. I will tell it from a first-person perspective, because it starts–
and ends–with a promise I made to my mentor many years ago. The story helps to place the …

The development of personal and social identity is crucial in adolescence. On the one hand,
adolescents face the task of forming and consolidating their personal identity in multiple …

This 5-year longitudinal study investigates the development of science identity throughout
college from an expectancy-value perspective. Specifically, heterogeneous developmental …

In the present chapter, we propose a process-oriented model suited to map personal identity
development across different phases of the lifespan and in different domains of identity …

There has been increasing emphasis on professionalism in medical education over the past
several decades, initially focusing on bioethical principles, communication skills, and …

Currently, the inner dynamics of teacher identity transformations remain a “black box.”
Conceptualizing preservice teacher identity as a complex dynamic system, and the notion of …