Student-Faculty Relationships – Positive relationship facilitates a deeper intellectual and relationship identity for individuals.

Institutional Size – The degree to which a student has the ability to participate in the larger community.

Institutional Objectives – Consistency in policies, programs and objects can lead individuals to challenge or accept.

An individual’s vectors can be influenced by the institution through a multitude of influences.

An individual is able to articulate and emulate his or her own values affirmed as an individual through three stages: humanizing values, personalizing values, and developing congruence.

An individual has a strong outlook on professional life, makes meaning within his or her own interests, and establishes positive relationships with others.

An individual processes through his or her identity to emerge with a healthy self-concept in all facets of identity.

Reisser (1995) indicates this vector indicates one’s ability to accept others, respect differences, and appreciate commonalties.

An individual develops intercultural relations, appreciation for others, and tolerance for those around them.

Developing Mature Interpersonal Relationships.

An individual develops ability to have an independent outlook on life but understand successful relationships are based upon an interdependence.

Moving Through autonomy Toward Interdependence –.

Incorporation of all emotions and an individuals ability to reasonably manage his or her reactions to events.

An individual becomes competent in his or her ability to recognize and mange emotions.

Interpersonal Competence is characterized by the ability to communicate and work well with others.

Physical and Manual Competence is characterized by involvement and attention to wellness, artistic, and athletic activities.

Intellectual Competence is characterized by ability to use reasoning and critical thinking skills.

An individual develops within intellectual, physical and manual skills, and interpersonal competencies.

Environmental Influences of Identity Development.

Chickering and Reisser’s Seven Vectors of Identity Development.

This page will review the following theories:

Outlook identity explanation