... complete the identity formation process during Erikson's identity versus confusion stage. Some researchers have furthered their investigations in order to compare the developmental continuum of Marcia's identity statuses during adolescence across different cultural groups. Rotheram-Borus (1989) examined 330 Caucasian, African-American, Puerto Rican and Filipino students in an integrated USA high school. Caucasian students in senior grades showed significantly higher ... regressive change during adolescence, but the identity formation process will not be completed during the identity v...

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... ) also discussed that Erikson's theory lacked mention of specific mechanisms of development and lacked systematicity. Miller argued that Erikson failed to go into any detail as to how a child moved across stages, only stating what influenced the movement. Miller also stated that it was not surprising that many of Erikson's concepts were often misunderstood due to loose connection of observations, empirical ... ...

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