Seth J. Schwartz

TL;DR: This chapter outlines Erik Erikson's theory of identity, empirical operationalizations of this theory, and key assumptions that have characterized the study of identity in adolescence and emerging adulthood.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors review contemporary issues in the study of self and identity and introduce the special issue, "The need to integrate the various currents in self and ideness".

TL;DR: Although acculturation-related stressors increase youths’ risks for poor mental health and substance use, the development of positive ethnic identities and close, well-functioning family support systems can help protect Latino/Hispanic children from the negative behavioral and health-related consequences of stress.

TL;DR: Compared to their US-born counterparts, immigrant adolescents—particularly those between the ages of 15 and 17 years—are significantly less likely to be involved in externalizing behaviors.

TL;DR: This paper investigated the relationship between retrospectively reported father involvement and current reports of psychosocial outcomes in an ethnically diverse sample of 1,989 young adults, and found that reported fathers' involvement was related to subjective well-being primarily in children from intact families, whereas desired father involvement primarily with children from divorced families.