What Do the Results from Longitudinal Studies on Identity Development

question 79

Multiple Choice

What do the results from longitudinal studies on identity development indicate about the flexibility of identity statuses?

• A) The majority of adolescents who were classified as being in a state of identity diffusion were still classified that way four years later.
• B) The majority of individuals who had apparently foreclosed the identity development process were in the midst of an identity crisis four years later.
• C) A large proportion of individuals who were classified as being in a state of identity achievement remained classified that way at later time-points.
• D) For adolescents, states of achievement and foreclosure tend to be permanent.

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