The Importance of Identity Style for the Level of Religiosity in Different Developmental Periods

Identity is built in the context of an individual’s professed values, moral principles, and often, religiosity. Adolescence emerging early adulthood are times intensive identity construction changes religious attitudes. Therefore, aim this study was to characterise people across these three developmental periods terms level their religiosity, examine whether particular styles allow for prediction overall For purpose, whole sample N = 1017 individuals particularly from adolescence (n 307), 410), 302) were studied. The results showed a lower informational style higher diffuse-avoidant as compared with two older groups, who did not differ each other. religiosity significantly differentiate groups; however, it explained by formation different ways at stages. Results moderation analyses suggest that has positive effect only adolescence; normative effects age group but strongest adulthood, presents negative adolescence.