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Title: Identity Crisis - Theory and Research Author: Kendra Cherry Date Published: n.d. Why Relevant and Summary: This article briefly discusses Erikson's stages of psychosocial development which includes the feelings if identity versus identity confusion. the article furthers elaborates on James Marcia interview method that categorizes four different types of identity statuses. How This Influenced My Thinking: I was able to understand James Marcia's identity status model and the four different statues involved Credibility of Source: the author has a masters in psychology

title:Identity crisis theory author:Kendra Cherry date:ND why relevant and summary:The information i found on this website was extremely helpful when writing my paper. It discussed eriksons theory of identity crisis, and also touched upon James Marcia's identity classes. how this influenced my thinking:This influenced my thinking by helping me realize how i came to find my own identity in college, and how i could possible help others who may be in an identity crisis. credibility of source: very credible, references provided

title:Identity crisis theory author:Kendra Cherry date:ND why relevant and summary:The information i found on this website was extremely helpful when writing my paper. It discussed eriksons theory of identity crisis, and also touched upon James Marcia's identity classes. how this influenced my thinking:This influenced my thinking by helping me realize how i came to find my own identity in college, and how i could possible help others who may be in an identity crisis. credibility of source: very credible, references provided

Title:  Identity Development Throughout the Lifetime: An Examination of Eriksonian Theory Author: Justin T. Sokol Date Published: March 1, 2009 Why Relevant and Summary: Erikson's theories are relevant to almost all types of research on identity development. Identity development is a life-span process, as Eriksonian theories suggest. This particular publication is an in depth examination of Erikson's theories on identity development: identification in early childhood, Identity formation in adolescence, identity development in adulthood. How This Influenced My Thinking: I agree with the research: Identity development is an ongoing process that continues through adulthood. I see examples of this looking over my childhood, adolescence and adulthood so far. At 32 years old, I can honestly agree with Erikson's theories on identity development - I feel as though my identity (though does not change drastically anymore) certainly continues to develop. Credibility of Source:  This publication is from Graduate Journal of Counseling Psychology at Marquette University, so is likely highly credible

Title: Identity formation Author: Rice and Dolgen Date published: 2002 Why relevant and summary: This article was a good summary of identity formation and a good in-depth look at James Marcia's four identity status' that make up his theory of identity formation. How this influenced my thinking: I have always been intrigued about what makes people who they are and why some have such a strong personality or sense of who they are while others seem lost as to who they are. This article made me think that mabe the amount of dramatic experiences one faces creates their personality or who they want to be. Credibility of source: I think this came from a book, seems credible most of the info was very similar to wikipedia.

Title: Identity Formation Author: Rice and Dolgin Date Published: 2009 Why Relevant and summary: On this article it discusses different stages that an individual may be in or is going through regarding their identity. It goes in depth on identity formation stages, regarding politics, religion, a vocational goal and more clearly defined sex roles. How this influenced my thinking: I can relate to it because I can relate to some of the stages and understand them better. I also became more informed. Credibility of Source: It seems credible I believe it came from a book perhaps even a textbook.

Title: Handbook of Adolescent Psychology (4th ed.) Author: Laurence Steinberg, PhD Date Published: Copyright 1999-2012 Why Relevant and Summary: Discusses theory of identity formation. This is a photocopy from a book that someone put on the web. The url provides 29 pages. I found page 3-4 to be the most relevant for the assignment because those pages compare Erikson's and Marcia's theories in a way that was new to me. The other pages were interesting and went into depth, but pages 3-4 were most helpful and straight to the point after having already read about identity formation in our class textbook. How This Influenced My Thinking: It compares the differences between Erikson's and Marcia's theories on identity formation (starting on the 3rd page). Credibility of Source: High.

Title: Identity Formation in Adolescence: Change or Stability? Author:Klimstra, Hale, Raaijmakers, Branje, and Meeus Date Published: February 27, 2009 Why Relevant and Summary: This is a relevant article because it shows research done on comparing weather identity formation is stable in adolescence or is it progressively changes. It refers to Erikson's theory as well as theorys from Waterman and Van Hoof. How This Influenced My Thinking: This has influenced my thinking by introducing me to new identity theories and exploring those theories and ideas more indepth. Credibility of Source: This is a credible source since it has many references to all the information provided and the article tells who the authors are and dates published.

title: The Role of Social Support in Identity Formation: A Literature Review author: Elizabeth A. Para date published: 3/1/2008 relevancy: relevant to problems that may lead to identity crisis instead of identity formation how it influenced my thinking: it supported my idea that relationships with family and peers can aide in the ease of identity formation summary: this article covers the theories of identity formation and how familial and peer support influence the process credibility: very credible, comes from the Graduate Journal of Counseling Psychology

Title:Readiness to change: A longitudinal study of changes in adult identity Author:Kristine Anthis , Joseph C. LaVoie Date Published: 2008 Why Relevant: This is a research article from the journal of research in personality which is a great source to begin with in regards to personality theory. This research article is a great example of the scientific research method and a great example of a longitudinal study. Its focus is also relevant to my topic which is identity formation and more specifically measures adult's readiness to change and its influence on identity formation How this influenced my thinking: I found the age range of the participants 22-60 to be interesting. It shines a light on the fact that identity it always changing no matter what age and stage in life a person is. I also found it interesting that they came up with two ways to measure readiness to change and that they discovered this to be a player in identity formation during adulthood. Credibility:High