Identity status change during adolescence and young adulthood: A meta‐analysis
UiT The Arctic University of Norway · Simon Fraser University
Abstract
The present study was designed to examine developmental patterns of identity status change during adolescence and young adulthood through meta-analysis. Some 124 studies appearing in PsycINFO, ERIC, Sociological Abstracts, and Dissertation Abstracts International between 1966 and 2005 provided data. All calculations were performed using the software program, Comprehensive Meta-analysis. Results from longitudinal studies showed the mean proportion of adolescents making progressive identity status changes was .36, compared with .15 who made regressive changes and .49 who remained stable. Cross-sectional studies showed the mean proportion of moratoriums rising steadily to age 19 years and declining thereafter,…
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3Topics & keywords
- Psychology
- Young adult
- PsycINFO
- Adult development
- Meta-analysis
- Developmental psychology
- Identity (music)
- Early adulthood