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Personality development from adolescence to emerging adulthood

Linking trajectories of ego development to the family context and identity formation

Bibliographic Data

ID6202669
AuthorsMoin Syed (0000-0003-4759-3555, University of Minnesota), Inge Seiffge-Krenke (0000-0002-4339-6653, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz)
Year2013
Volume104
Issue2
Pages371-384
Publication date2013-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/a0030070
PMID22984832
OpenAlexW2150354657
LanguageEN
Citations received20
References cited42

This longitudinal study analyzed personality development using an individual approach by examining changes in ego development across the transition from adolescence to emerging adulthood. Specifically, the study mapped the heterogeniety in ego development growth trajectories and linked the different trajectories to the family context in adolescence and identity development in emerging adulthood. Participants were 98 families with a child who were followed from age 14 to age 24. Latent class growth analysis identified 4 distinct trajectories of growth in ego development of the children over the 10-year period. The results indicated that growth was more rapid during adolescence and tended to taper off in emerging adulthood. In addition, promotion of personal growth within the family and parents' ego development were particulary instrumental in children's ego developmental gains in adolescence. Finally, youth who demonstrated continued ego development into emerging adulthood also demonstrated heightened levels of identity exploration

Adolescent development · Adult Development · Context (archaeology) · Developmental psychology · Early adulthood · Erikson's stages of psychosocial development · Id, ego and super-ego · Identity (music) · Loevinger's stages of ego development · Longitudinal study · Personal identity · Personality · Personality development · Self-concept · Young adult · Ego Development and Educational Practices · Identity, Memory, and Therapy · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychology · Social Psychology

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Unique citing works20
Citations per year1,67
Citation span2014 - 2026 (13)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 20

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