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Identity
An International Journal of Theory and Research
Volume 8, 2008 - Issue 3
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Identity Styles, Self-Reflective Cognition, and Identity Processes: A Study of Adaptive and Maladaptive Dimensions of Self-Analysis

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Pages 205-219 | Published online: 15 Jul 2008

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