A Sense of Identity in Teenagers

This resource centre explains why and how teenagers strive to forge a sense of identity in their adolescence.

A person's identity refers to an understanding of who one is, one's direction in life, and how one is able to integrate into society.

8 Stages of Development by Erik Erikson. Fifty Years Since Identity Youth and Crisis A Renewed Look at Erikson s Writings on Identity. Sexual Identity in Early Adolescence. Development and Validation of Ego Identity Status. The four identity states drawn from Marcia 1966. James Marcia's Adolescent Identity Development. Diffusion. Foreclosure. Moratorium. Identity Achievement. Investigation of Malajustment Based on Identity Status. Identity Statuses Throughout Adolescence and Adulthood. Personality and the Prediction of Consequential Outcomes. The Teenager's Personality. Associations of Parenting Styles and Dimensions with Academic Achievement in Children and Adolescents A Meta analysis.

Parenting Styles. Identity Status, Identity Processing Style, and the Transition to University. Pace of Cognitive Development.