Sources of Self-Identity among Turkish Adolescents

Explores sources of identity among Turkish adolescents. Results indicate that social, familial, personal, physical, and moral-ethical dimensions contributed to adolescents' definitions of self, but to different degrees. Patriotism and religion play a role in moral-ethical identity. Overall, sel...

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Veröffentlicht in:Adolescence 1999, Vol.34 (135), p.535-546
Hauptverfasser: Guneri, Oya (Yerin), Sumer, Zeynep (Hatipoglu), Yildirim, Ali
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Explores sources of identity among Turkish adolescents. Results indicate that social, familial, personal, physical, and moral-ethical dimensions contributed to adolescents' definitions of self, but to different degrees. Patriotism and religion play a role in moral-ethical identity. Overall, self-identity influenced emotional state, cognitive and behavioral functioning, and social relations to a significant degree. (Author/MKA)
ISSN:0001-8449