The default pathway is based on instincts and impulse. There is no real direct or action taken by the individual. The developmental pathway involves deliberate choices to grow and take action in one’s life direction. Emerging adulthood is also looked at as second chance at psychosocial moratorium as described by Erikson in 1968. This is a time to try identities without commitment in order to form a true identity. Success in this relates to the developmental pathway while failure relates to default. In 1966 another researcher, Marcia, began working on her own theory of identity. Her work concludes that there are four possible statuses in identity formation: diffusion, moratorium, foreclosure, and achievement. Though similar to Erikson’s identity theory in adolescence, Marcia focuses on the level of commitment and the degree of exploration of an individual to find their identity. In 1989, a theorist named Berzonsky furthered these studies by looking at the style in which people handle these identity issues. He found three orientations that a person could go; informational, normative, and avoidant. These each corresponded with Marcia’s stages of identity development.This article also looks at the use of agency in emerging adulthood. Agency in this sense is referencing to the degree in which a person takes responsibility for their life
The default pathway is based on instincts and impulse. There is no real direct or action taken by the individual. The developmental pathway involves deliberate choices to grow and take action in one’s life direction. Emerging adulthood is also looked at as second chance at psychosocial moratorium as described by Erikson in 1968. This is a time to try identities without commitment in order to form a true identity. Success in this relates to the developmental pathway while failure relates to default. In 1966 another researcher, Marcia, began working on her own theory of identity. Her work concludes that there are four possible statuses in identity formation: diffusion, moratorium, foreclosure, and achievement. Though similar to Erikson’s identity theory in adolescence, Marcia focuses on the level of commitment and the degree of exploration of an individual to find their identity. In 1989, a theorist named Berzonsky furthered these studies by looking at the style in which people handle these identity issues. He found three orientations that a person could go; informational, normative, and avoidant. These each corresponded with Marcia’s stages of identity development.This article also looks at the use of agency in emerging adulthood. Agency in this sense is referencing to the degree in which a person takes responsibility for their life