Constructing Adult Identities.

Baxter Magolda, Marcia B.

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ERIC Number: EJ614287

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Publication Date: 1999

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Constructing Adult Identities.

Baxter Magolda, Marcia B.

Journal of College Student Development, v40 n6 p629-44 Nov-Dec 1999

Stories from a longitudinal study of 39 adults illuminate the complex journey from external to internal self-definition. Explores the dynamics of constructing an internal adult identity from age 22 to 30 and translates into recommendations for effective student affairs practice. (Contains 22 references.) (Author/GCP)

Descriptors: Adult Development, Emotional Development, Higher Education, Identification (Psychology), Longitudinal Studies, Self Concept, Student Personnel Services, Young Adults

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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