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Commitment Exploration

Commitment Exploration is a theoretical construct within the study of identity development that denotes the active process of investigating personal values, beliefs, and goals prior to forming a firm identity commitment, distinguished from related constructs by its focus on the cognitive and affective engagement in alternatives as a prerequisite to commitment.

28

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3K

Citations

67

Authors

30

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

3

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Publications

28

Unpacking commitment and exploration: Preliminary validation of an integrative model of late adolescent identity formation

Koen Luyckx, Luc Goossens, Bart Soenens et al. · Journal of Adolescence · 2005 · 528 citations · Full text

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A developmental contextual perspective on identity construction in emerging adulthood: Change dynamics in commitment formation and commitment evaluation.

Koen Luyckx, Luc Goossens, Bart Soenens · Developmental Psychology · 2006 · 462 citations

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Individual Exploration to Organizational Commitment or Withdrawal.

Stephen A. Stumpf, Karen Hartman · Academy of Management Journal · 1984 · 252 citations

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Parental psychological control and dimensions of identity formation in emerging adulthood.

Koen Luyckx, Bart Soenens, Maarten Vansteenkiste et al. · Journal of Family Psychology · 2007 · 252 citations

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Basic need satisfaction and identity formation: Bridging self-determination theory and process-oriented identity research.

Koen Luyckx, Maarten Vansteenkiste, Luc Goossens et al. · Journal of Counseling Psychology · 2009 · 223 citations

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Authors

67

  1. KL
    Koen Luyckx

    KU Leuven, Belgium

    6 publications · 1.7K citations

    6

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  2. LG
    Luc Goossens

    KU Leuven, Belgium

    4 publications · 1.5K citations

    4

    h-index

  3. WB
    Wim Beyers

    Ghent University, Belgium

    3 publications · 785 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. ES
    E. Saskia Kunnen

    University of Groningen, Netherlands

    3 publications · 101 citations

    3

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  5. BS
    Bart Soenens

    Ghent University, Belgium

    3 publications · 1.2K citations

    3

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Institutions

30

  1. KU Leuven

    Leuven, Belgium

    6 h-index

    18 publications

    5.8K citations

  2. University of Groningen

    Groningen, The Netherlands

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    262 citations

  3. Auburn University

    Auburn, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    64 citations

  4. New York University

    New York, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    560 citations

  5. Ghent University Hospital

    Ghent, Belgium

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    417 citations

  6. Hiroshima University

    Hiroshima, Japan

    1 h-index

    5 publications

    75 citations

  7. Ghent University

    Ghent, Belgium

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    223 citations

  8. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    36 citations

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Venues

  1. Developmental Psychology

    3 publications · 513 citations

    3

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  2. Journal of Adolescence

    JoA · 3 publications · 649 citations

    3

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  3. Identity

    2 publications · 54 citations

    2

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  4. Psychological Reports

    2 publications · 117 citations

    2

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  5. Academy of Management Journal

    AMJ · 2 publications · 280 citations

    2

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