Research on identity in emerging adults suggests that those who are most likely to engage in delinquent and drug-related behaviors are in which identity status?

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Emerging adults who are in the diffuse identity status are most likely to engage in delinquent and drug-related behaviors. This is because those with a diffuse identity lack clear goals, values, and beliefs, leaving them vulnerable to risky behaviors without a strong sense of self. In contrast, those in the achieved identity status have a clearer sense of self and are less likely to engage in delinquent behaviors. Those in the moratorium identity status are actively exploring different values and beliefs, which can lead to experimentation, but they are also actively searching for a stable identity. Finally, those in the foreclosed identity status have prematurely committed to an identity without allowing for exploration, which can lead to rigid and inflexible behavior, but not necessarily delinquency or drug use.

Research on Identity in Emerging Adults Suggests That Those Who