Personality Development In Adolescence

The formation of identity in adolescence is the most central concept in psychological and sociological studies of young people. Most theories to date assume that adolescents share the same conditions under which their identities are formed. Personality Development in Adolescence is a collection of work by leading researchers that considers different contexts affecting personality and identity development. Three main contexts are considered: cultural, family and life-span development. Of central importance to developmental psychologists, this collection will also be valuable to social workers, teachers, nurses and all those whose work involves young people.

Anna von der Lippe, University of Oslo, Norway; Eva Skoe, University of Tromso, Norway.

Part I Family context 1 Individuality and connectedness in adolescent development: review and prospects for research on identity, relationships, and context 2 Are conflict and challenge sources of personality development? Ego development and family communication 3 A narrative approach to the study of moral orientation in the family: tales of kindness and care Part II Cultural context 4 Social parameters in adolescent development: challenges to psychological research 5 Self-concept development during adolescence: do American truths hold for Norwegians? 6 Language and ethnic identity in indigenous Adolescents Part III Life Span Development 7 The ethic of care: issues in moral development 8 Adolescence as a second separation-individuation process: critical review of an object relations approach 9 Peer Gynt's life cycle