In which of Marcia's identity statuses has a commitment been made?
Similarly one may ask, which of Marcia's identity statuses are they in?
Marcia used the term identity status to label and describe four unique developmental identity stations or points. These are: identity diffusion, identity foreclosure, moratorium and identity achievement. Some youth may experience only one or two identity statuses during adolescence.
Similarly, you may ask, what are the 4 identity statuses?
The psychologist James Marcia suggested that there are four identity statuses, or stages, in developing who we are as individuals. These stages are achievement, moratorium, foreclosure, and diffusion.
The four identity statuses based on the criteria of exploration and commitment were as follows: Identity achievement – when a person has undergone exploration and is currently committed; Moratorium – when a person is in an exploratory period and therefore bereft of commitments; Foreclosure – when the person has not