Question

When Jacques was younger, he participated in lots of different social clubs as a way of deciding what activities were the most fun. As he got older, he focused on the few he truly enjoyed. He worked as an intern at a company doing the type of work he decided he loved. Jacques is happy with his life choices and really knows what he wants in the future. Which of Marcia's identity statuses applies to Jacques

Answer 1

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Answer: Identity Achievement

Explanation:

The state of identity achievement refers to those individuals who, having examined different alternatives, found what they consider to be their purpose, and have built identity commitments based on that.

The fact that Jacques participated in different social clubs before deciding what he likes the most, and made a commitment to work based on that decision reveals that he´s in the state of identity achievement

James Marcia established four developmental identity stations (identity diffusion, identity foreclosure, moratorium, and identity achievement) that represent a distinct configuration of youth's development with regard to identity exploration and commitment to specific values related to identity.