Jane Kroger
Professor. B.A. (University of California, Davis, Psychology, 1969), Dip.Soc. (University of Stockholm, 1970), MSc. (University of California, Davis, Child Development, 1971), Ph.D. (Florida State University, Child Development, 1977)

Research interests
Study of the identity formation process in adolescent and adult development.

Recent publications
Kroger, J. (2000). Ego identity status research in the new millennium. International Journal for the Study of Behavioral Development, 24 (2), 145-148.

Danielsen, L. M., Lorem, A. E., & Kroger, J. (2000). The impact of social context on the identity formation process of Norwegian late adolescents. Youth & Society, 31.

Kroger, J. (2000). Identity Development: Adolescence through Adulthood. Newbury Park, CA: Sage, 297 Pp.

Karlsen, M., Solheim, B., Stegarud, L, & Kroger, J. (1999). Ego identity in cross-cultural context: A replication. Psychological Reports, 85, 457-461.

Jew, C. L., Green, K. E., & Kroger, J. (1999). Development and validation of a measure of resiliency. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 32, 75-89.

Kroger, J. (1998). Adolescence as a Second Separation-Individuation Process: Critical Review of An Object Relations Approach, in E. Skoe and A. von der Lippe (Eds). Personality Development in Adolescence: A Cross National Life-Span Perspective. London: Routledge.

Jensen, M., Kristiansen, I., Sandbekk, M., & Kroger, J. (1998). Ego identity status in cross cultural context: A comparison of Norwegian and United States university students. Psychological Reports, 83, 455-460.

Rosenvinge, J. H. & Kroger, J. (1997). Utvikling av identitet og personlighet i ungdomstiden (The development of identity and personality in adolescence). In F. Svartdal (Ed.). Psykologi: En introduksjon (Psychology: An introduction). Oslo: Ad Notam Gyldendal.

Kroger, J. (1997). Gender and identity: The intersection of structure, content, and context. Sex Roles, 36, 747-770.

Kroger, J. (1996) Identity in Adolescence: The Balance between Self and Other, second edition. London: Routledge.

Kroger, J. and Green, K. (1996). Events associated with identity status change. Journal of Adolescence , 19, 477-490.

Kroger, J. (1996). Identity, regression, and development. Journal of Adolescence, 16, 203-222.

Kroger, J. (1995). On the nature of structural transition in the identity formation process. Newsletter of the Canadian Psychological Society, 1, 5-6.

Kroger, J. (1995). The differentiation of firm and developmental foreclosure identity statuses: A longitudinal study. Journal of Adolescent Research, 10, 317-337.

Kroger, J. and Green, K. (1994). Factor analytic structure and stability of the Separation-Individuation Test of Adolescence. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 50, 772-785.

Kroger, J. (1993). On the role of historical context in the adolescent identity formation process. Youth & Society, 24, 363-376.

Kroger, J. (1993) (Ed). Discussions on Ego Identity. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Kroger, J. (1993). Ego identity: An overview of theory and research. In J. Kroger (Ed). Discussions on Ego Identity. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Kroger, J. (1993). On the nature of structural transition in the identity formation process. In J. Kroger (Ed). Discussions on Ego Identity. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Kroger, J. (1993). Identity and context: How the identity statuses choose their match. In R. Josselson and A. Lieblich (Eds.) The Narrative Study of Lives. Newbury Park, CA: Sage.


Submitted manuscripts
Kroger, J. What transits in an identity status transition? Manuscript submitted for publication.

Jew, C., & Kroger, J. Resilience, risk, and identity in a rural school district. Manuscript submitted for publication.


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E-mail: jkroger@psyk.uit.no

Department of Psychology, University of Tromsų, Norway