Too puzzled to progress: Identity formation as a key developmental process and a central issue within personality pathology in community and clinical samples KU Leuven
Identity formation is a key developmental process that unfolds across the lifespan. Especially during adolescence and emerging adulthood, young individuals search for a (new) sense of coherence and continuity, which enables them to move through life with purpose, and experience feelings of personal meaning and well-being. Problems associated with identity formation are considered a core symptom of personality pathology. Consequently, the ...