Research Separation, Identity and Intimacy during Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood: Prospective Testing of Epigenetic Hypotheses Home-Leaving and Separation-Individuation Processes in Emerging Adulthood Do Collectivists Need Autonomy Too? An Investigation about Autonomy and Independence in a Cross-Cultural Context Adolescents' Sexual Behavior: From Bad to Worse? Parenting Explained: Mediating Variables in the Relationship Between Parenting Styles and Identity Formation in Late Adolescence Family Environment, Attachment and Coping During Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood Ph.D. Thesis: The Detachment Debate: The Separation-Adjustment Link in Adolescence