Identity Development During Adolescence

Children’s and Adolescents’ Conceptions of Happiness

“…Elementary school children have some basic levels of self-awareness and they can describe themselves in concrete, behavior-oriented ways (e.g., "I am a girl; I have two brothers"). Yet adolescence is regarded as the time when people have the cognitive and emotional capacities to reorganize their selfconceptions and to imagine alternative and future selves in order to develop a coherent sense of self (see Kroger, 2005;Schwartz, Donnellan, Ravert, Luyckx, & Zamboanga, 2013, for overviews). Because the development of a sense of self and identity are central to adolescents' psycho-social development, we expect that aspects of happiness referring to eudaimonia will only be mentioned by adolescents, not by children (see Freire et al, 2013;Giacomoni et al, 2014).…”

“…It is possible that this conception may be more philosophical and thus beyond children's common vernacular. Furthermore, in terms of developmental differences, this conceptualization is more related to identity and a coherent sense of self, which is one of the major developmental tasks in adolescents (Kroger, 2005). …”

Autonomy and Its Effect on Mental Health

“…Anna Freud'a göre, ergenler yaşamın ilk dönemleri olan çocukluğun yansıması olan odipal duygularla baş etmek için ana babadan uzaklaşırlar. [23,24] Psikoanalitik yaklaşımın ergenlik döneminde özerklik konusuna yaklaşımı Anna Freud'la başlamasına karşın asıl önemli açıklamalar Peter Blos tarafından yapılmıştır. Blos ergenlik dönemini ikinci bireyleşme (second individuation) süreci olarak tanımlamıştır.…”

Identity, Purpose, and Well-Being Among Emerging Adult Hispanic Women

“…The Ego Identity Process Questionnaire (EIPQ; Balistreri et al, 1995) measures identity status by capturing the building blocks of identity formation of commitment and exploration on a global process level and on an intermediate content level (Kroger, 2003).…”

“…Instead of relying entirely on Marcia's model (Kroger, 2003), the EIPQ aims to measure the process associated with identity status among multiple areas of functioning (Balistreri et al, 1995;Kroger, 2003). The domains are classified as ideological or interpersonal, with ideological domains consisting of politics, religion, occupation and values, and interpersonal domains consisting of friendships, dating, gender roles, and family.…”