Objectives This study examined the roles of identity formation and moral identity in
predicting college student mental health (anxiety and depressive symptoms), health‐risk …

Adolescence is a period of development that is widely understood as a time of exploration,
experimentation and engagement with risk behaviours. Prevention and intervention with …

Missing from the discussion of adolescent identity development is the role of teachers as
identity agents. Teachers can be purposeful co-constructors of adolescents' identities when …

Introduction Identity integration, as opposed to identity diffusion, has been associated with
greater self-esteem, meaning in life, and functioning. Trauma may have negative effects on …

This chapter provides an overview of advances in developmental intervention science that
have contributed to an emerging literature on identity-focused positive youth development …

This article reports the results of a positive youth development (PYD) intervention for
adolescents in alternative high schools (209 African American and Hispanic American …

Background Intervention models to promote healthy adolescent development highlight the
importance of developmentally appropriate practice (DAP); however, scant resources …

The purpose of this study was to compare identity formation in adolescents from Italian (n=
261), mixed (n= 100), and migrant families (n= 148). Participants completed the Italian …

This paper examines the expression, prevalence, and incremental validity of identity
problem symptoms in adolescence. A sample of high school students (N= 140) aged 15–18 …

This paper describes the results of a rapid evidence assessment that aimed to identify the
characteristics and efficacy of interventions that aimed to or reportedly changed personal or …