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Becht, Andrik I.; Luyckx, Koen; Nelemans, Stefanie A.; Goossens, Luc; Branje, Susan J. T.; Vollebergh, Wilma A. M.; Meeus, Wim H. J. – Developmental Psychology, 2019
This multisample longitudinal study examined the directionality of effects between identity exploration and commitment processes and depressive symptoms across adolescence. We compared two theoretical perspectives. According to the vulnerability model, identity uncertainty predicts depressive symptoms, whereas the scar model holds that depressive…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Adolescents, Longitudinal Studies
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Smits, Ilse; Soenens, Bart; Vansteenkiste, Maarten; Luyckx, Koen; Goossens, Luc – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2010
Self-determination theory (SDT) distinguishes between autonomous and controlled reasons for people's behavior and essentially states that beneficial effects for individuals' psychosocial adjustment will accrue when behavior is guided by autonomous (rather than controlled) motives. The present study tested this assumption in the area of…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Adolescents, Personal Autonomy, Social Attitudes
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Smits, Ilse; Soenens, Bart; Luyckx, Koen; Duriez, Bart; Berzonsky, Michael; Goossens, Luc – Journal of Adolescence, 2008
This study examined the relationships between crucial dimensions of perceived parenting (support, behavioral control, and psychological control) and the three identity styles defined by Berzonsky [Berzonsky, M. D. (1990). "Self-construction over the life span: A process perspective on identity formation." "Advances in Personal Construct…
Descriptors: Socialization, Adolescents, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Influence
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Luyckx, Koen; Goossens, Luc; Soenens, Bart – Developmental Psychology, 2006
A developmental contextual test of a dual-cycle model of identity formation is presented. In addition to a commitment-formation cycle-represented by Marcia's (1966) classical dimensions of exploration in breadth and commitment making--the model comprises a commitment-evaluation cycle--constituted by 2 additional dimensions of exploration in depth…
Descriptors: Developmental Psychology, Academic Persistence, Psychological Evaluation, College Students
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Luyckx, Koen; Goossens, Luc; Soenens, Bart; Beyers, Wim – Journal of Adolescence, 2006
A model of identity formation comprising four structural dimensions (Commitment Making, Identification with Commitment, Exploration in Depth, and Exploration in Breadth) was developed through confirmatory factor analysis. In a sample of 565 emerging adults, this model provided a better fit than did alternative two- and three-dimensional models,…
Descriptors: Late Adolescents, Self Concept, Identification (Psychology), Multiple Regression Analysis
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Soenens, Bart; Duriez, Bart; Goossens, Luc – Journal of Adolescence, 2005
This study examined the relationships between three identity styles (i.e. the information style, the normative style, and the diffuse/avoidant style) and a number of social-cognitive and attitudinal variables (including empathy, prejudice, and conservatism). Discriminant analysis on a sample of late adolescents (N=393) led to the conclusion that…
Descriptors: Late Adolescents, Correlation, Coping, Discriminant Analysis