What is it about?
The diffuse-avoidant identity style is antithetical to psychosocial well-being in adolescents.
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The results of this study not only contribute to a growing research base indicating a robust relationship between identity style and other psychosocial variables, but also make a key contribution by illuminating this relationship in younger adolescents. The research reported in this paper has practical implications in that it suggests that by identifying adolescents’ primary identity styles early on, it may be possible to intervene and place them on a more positive trajectory, as necessary. In particular, it appears that adolescents relying primarily upon a diffuse-avoidant identity style have the potential to benefit the most from targeted intervention.
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Although I already had my Ph.D. by the time this article was written, the process of writing the paper with Joe Pittman, who had been my major professor at Auburn University, provided me with an opportunity to learn even more from him about research, statistical analysis, and academic writing. I'm forever indebted to Joe. He taught me everything I know about being an academic. I didn't learn how to be an academic through any sort of formal instruction. I learned how to be an academic as a result of the mentoring relationship we had.
Dr. Tommy Phillips
Mississippi State University
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This page is a summary of: Adolescent psychological well-being by identity style, Journal of Adolescence, December 2007, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2007.03.002.
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