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Identity Status Development

Identity Status Development is a construct in developmental psychology that denotes the process by which an individual’s identity changes over time among empirically defined identity statuses (such as diffusion, foreclosure, moratorium, and achievement) as a function of variations in exploration and commitment across salient life domains.

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30.3K

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551

Authors

267

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2017–2026

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Identity Status TheorySexual Identity Development

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336

Development and validation of ego-identity status.

James E. Marcia · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1966 · 5.1K citations

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Homosexual Identity Formation:

Vivienne C. Cass · Journal of Homosexuality · 1979 · 2.2K citations

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Life's little (and big) lessons: Identity statuses and meaning-making in the turning point narratives of emerging adults.

Kate C. McLean, Michael W. Pratt · Developmental Psychology · 2006 · 611 citations

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Identity and Psychosocial Development in Adulthood

James E. Marcia · Identity · 2002 · 422 citations

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On the Progression and Stability of Adolescent Identity Formation: A Five-Wave Longitudinal Study in Early-to-Middle and Middle-to-Late Adolescence

Wim Meeus, Rens van de Schoot, Loes Keijsers et al. · Child Development · 2010 · 400 citations

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Authors

551

  1. JK
    Jane Kroger

    UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Norway

    19 publications · 926 citations

    17

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  2. JE
    James E. Marcia

    Simon Fraser University, Canada

    14 publications · 7.1K citations

    14

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  3. GR
    Gerald R. Adams

    Utah State University, United States

    13 publications · 1.5K citations

    13

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  4. AS
    Alan S. Waterman

    College of New Jersey, United States

    9 publications · 1.1K citations

    9

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  5. SJ
    Seth J. Schwartz

    University of Miami, United States

    9 publications · 1.8K citations

    9

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1–5 of 551

Institutions

267

  1. UiT The Arctic University of Norway

    Tromsø, Norway

    11 h-index

    24 publications

    910 citations

  2. Utrecht University

    Utrecht, The Netherlands

    10 h-index

    22 publications

    3.2K citations

  3. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    9 h-index

    13 publications

    566 citations

  4. Simon Fraser University

    Burnaby, Canada

    9 h-index

    11 publications

    1.2K citations

  5. KU Leuven

    Leuven, Belgium

    9 h-index

    16 publications

    2K citations

  6. College of New Jersey

    Ewing, United States

    8 h-index

    10 publications

    1.2K citations

  7. Utah State University

    Logan, United States

    8 h-index

    10 publications

    1.1K citations

  8. University of Miami

    Coral Gables, United States

    7 h-index

    7 publications

    1.5K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Adolescence

    JoA · 29 publications · 2.2K citations

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  2. Journal of Youth and Adolescence

    25 publications · 2.2K citations

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  3. Identity

    29 publications · 1.9K citations

    23

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  4. Developmental Psychology

    15 publications · 1.7K citations

    14

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  5. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    13 publications · 6.1K citations

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