Conference Essay: On Snowflakes and Gardens: Multiple Methods in the Field of Psychological Research on Identity Development

Abstract

This conference report gives an overview of the international conference: "Identity Development—Towards an Integration of Quantitative and Qualitative Methods" that took place in Braunschweig, Germany, in November 2005. The six invited speakers introduced the scope of current psychological approaches to research on identity development by means of plenary sessions and in-depth discussions about their research objectives. All contributions focused on the identity status approach, its advancements and possible alternatives. This report attempts to give a summary of the individual contributions and the conference as a whole. URN: urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs0602462

Keywords

• identity development
• mixed-methods
• methodological integration
• identity status interview