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Most Fare Well--But Some Do Not: Distinct Profiles of Mood Variability Development and Their Association with Adjustment during Adolescence
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Maciejewski, Dominique F.; Keijsers, Loes; van Lier, Pol A. C.; Branje, Susan J. T.; Meeus, Wim H. J.; Koot, Hans M. – Developmental Psychology, 2019
One particular developmental task during adolescence is to regulate fluctuating moods to successfully transition through this period. The aim of this person-centered study was to identify distinct developmental trajectories of adolescent mood variability and to compare adolescents in different trajectories on changes in depressive symptoms,…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Emotional Adjustment, Developmental Tasks, Depression (Psychology)
Linking Delinquency and Personal Identity Formation across Adolescence: Examining Between- and Within-Person Associations
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Mercer, Natalie; Crocetti, Elisabetta; Branje, Susan; van Lier, Pol; Meeus, Wim – Developmental Psychology, 2017
Adolescent delinquency and identity formation have both been described in relation to the confusion, doubt, and need for individuation and autonomy faced by adolescents. While theoretical conceptualizations (e.g., Erikson, 1968; Moffitt, 1993) suggest that delinquency and identity formation might be developmentally intertwined across adolescence,…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Identification (Psychology), Adolescent Development, Correlation
The Social Relationships and Adjustment of the Various Personality Types and Subtypes.
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van Aken, Marcel A. G.; van Lieshout, Cornelis F. M.; Scholte, Ron H. J. – 1998
Most studies of child and adolescent personality have identified three main types (resilients, overcontrollers, and undercontrollers) and further subtypes using Q sort methodology. This study investigated the generalizability of a personality typology by using cluster analysis on the Big-Five scale with adolescents between 12 and 16 years of age.…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Bullying