We review research showing that rumination has multiple negative consequences:(a)
exacerbating psychopathology by magnifying and prolonging negative mood states …

Maize is recognized as the queen of cereals, with an ability to adapt to diverse
agroecologies (from 58oN to 55oS latitude) and the highest genetic yield potential among …

Two main reasons for dropping out of higher education are making an erroneous
educational choice (an identity commitment) and lack of motivation. This study examined …

Introduction: Eating disorder symptomatology, comprising both psychological and
behavioral aspects of subclinical eating concerns, constitutes a clear precursor of …

Student life has been characterized both as challenging and as facilitative of future success.
During the college years, emerging adults develop vocational competencies at the same …

For first-year university students developing and expressing themselves as learners is key
for their future academic success. How students relate to the act of studying on a day-to-day …

Educational identity has been studied increasingly in the past decades since school is a
structured context that shapes adolescent identity formation. Across the academic years …

Personal identity formation is a key developmental task of adolescence, with the educational
domain being a core life domain. Parents are gatekeepers of adolescent career …

Across the subdisciplines of personality and clinical psychology, identity has been a
psychological construct of wide-reaching importance in understanding both normative …

This chapter reviews longitudinal research into personal identity since the 1970s and
especially focuses on theoretical issues and innovations in the field. It first answers the …