Abstract
The process of identity development through adulthood has been a topic of growing interest among identity researchers over the past 15 years. Erikson's (1963, 1968) seminal writings on the identity formation task of adolescence have certainly in-spired a wealth of theoretical and research writings on processes and contents associated with initial identity resolutions made toward the end of adolescence. Identity as formed in adolescence, according to Erikson, involves finding an optimal balance between identity and role confusion; this resolution provides the initial framework through which the biological, psychological, and social demands of adult life are en-countered. Marcia's (1966; Marcia, Waterman, Matteson, Archer, & Orlofsky, 1993) elaborations of Erikson's bipolar task of adolescence have been popular in understanding identity processes and contents over adolescence and young adulthood. Researchers using Marcia's identity status paradigm (Marcia, 1966, 1967) have now produced several hundred publications and many valuable insights regarding the identity formation process of adolescence.
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