TY - JOUR
AU - Lombardo, John P.
AB - Retrospective self-report data were utilized in an attempt to investigate the relationship between pubertal timing and identity-crisis status. Identity status interviews were administered to 105 late adolescents: 46 males and 59 females. Retrospective reports about pubertal onset were obtained. The results indicated that crisis males reportedly matured significantly later than their non-crisis counterparts whereas the opposite pattern was found with female subjects: crisis females reportedly matured earlier than their noncrisis counterparts. A social-learning interpretation is considered: adolescents who tend (or appear) to fit prevailing social expectation (viz., early-maturing males and late-maturing females) are less apt to deal with personal identity issues. Alternative interpretations and future research concerns are discussed.
TI - Pubertal Timing and Identity Crisis: A Preliminary Investigation
JF - The Journal of Early Adolescence
DO - 10.1177/0272431683033006
DA - 1983-09-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/sage/pubertal-timing-and-identity-crisis-a-preliminary-investigation-0cQZG0VFci
SP - 239
EP - 246
VL - 3
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -