TY - JOUR
T1 - On the progression and stability of adolescent identity formation
T2 - A five-wave longitudinal study in early-to-middle and middle-to-late adolescence
AU - Meeus, Wim
AU - van de Schoot, Rens
AU - Keijsers, Loes
AU - Schwartz, Seth J.
AU - Branje, Susan
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PY - 2010/9
Y1 - 2010/9
N2 - This study examined identity development in a 5-wave study of 923 early-to-middle and 390 middle-to-late adolescents thereby covering the ages of 12-20. Systematic evidence for identity progression was found: The number of diffusions, moratoriums, and searching moratoriums (a newly obtained status) decreased, whereas the representation of the high-commitment statuses (2 variants of a [fore]closed identity: "early closure" and "closure," and achievement) increased. We also found support for the individual difference perspective: 63% of the adolescents remained in the same identity status across the 5 waves. Identity progression was characterized by 7 transitions: diffusion → moratorium, diffusion → early closure, moratorium → closure, moratorium → achievement, searching moratorium → closure, searching moratorium → achievement, and early closure → achievement.
AB - This study examined identity development in a 5-wave study of 923 early-to-middle and 390 middle-to-late adolescents thereby covering the ages of 12-20. Systematic evidence for identity progression was found: The number of diffusions, moratoriums, and searching moratoriums (a newly obtained status) decreased, whereas the representation of the high-commitment statuses (2 variants of a [fore]closed identity: "early closure" and "closure," and achievement) increased. We also found support for the individual difference perspective: 63% of the adolescents remained in the same identity status across the 5 waves. Identity progression was characterized by 7 transitions: diffusion → moratorium, diffusion → early closure, moratorium → closure, moratorium → achievement, searching moratorium → closure, searching moratorium → achievement, and early closure → achievement.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2010.01492.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2010.01492.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 20840241
AN - SCOPUS:77956565748
VL - 81
SP - 1565
EP - 1581
JO - Child Development
JF - Child Development
SN - 0009-3920
IS - 5
ER -