A Process- and Status-Centered Approach to Educational Identity Development in Late Adolescence: The Importance for Well-Being.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

During late adolescence, adolescents' educational identity may be especially salient as they need to make important decisions regarding their education around the transition from secondary school to tertiary education. The way adolescents shape their identity during this period may have important implications for their academic functioning and psychological well-being.

Method

In the present study, we used four half-yearly measurements of educational identity from 208 Dutch adolescents (M_age = 17.8, 73.6% female) to examine identity change in late adolescence. We combined an identity process-centered approach, focusing on identity commitment, exploration, and self-doubt processes, with an identity status-centered approach, focusing on their constellation,

SUBMITTER: de Moor EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12592594 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature