• DOI:10.1177/074355488723003
Corpus ID: 145135577

Toward a Process Model of Identity Formation

@article{Grotevant1987TowardAP,
  title={Toward a Process Model of Identity Formation},
  author={H. Grotevant},
  journal={Journal of Adolescent Research},
  year={1987},
  volume={2},
  pages={203 - 222}
}

H. Grotevant

Published 1987

Psychology

Journal of Adolescent Research

A process model for conceptualizing identity formation that is developmental, contextual, and life-span in scope is proposed. The framework is consistent with an Eriksonian approach to identity but focuses more specifically on the process of identity exploration. The framework consists of four major components: individual characteristics brought to bear on the identity process, contexts of development, the identity process in specific domains (e.g., occupation, ideology, values, relationships… CONTINUE READING

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