Abstract

Introduction: The aim of this study was to explore the ideological and interpersonal identity stat- uses among adolescents in Tehran and to compare their identity styles and statuses.
Method: The study was a post-hoc descriptive cross-sectional. Four hundred sixty-seven adole-scents (235 girls and 232 boys) were selected from four schooling regions in Tehran by cluster sampl-�ing. The subjects were doing third grade high school or pre-university courses. They were assessed�using the questionnaires ‘Ego Identity Process’ and ‘Identity Style’. Data were processed by the chi- square test and ANOVA.
Results: The findings of this study revealed that,  regarding ideological and interpersonal identity status, Tehrani adolescents were mainly in the moratorium phase with smaller part of them being in�the identity achievement phase. There was a significant difference in the identity statuses of boys and girls. There was also a significant relationship between the identity styles and identity statuses. The diffuse-avoidant style was highly associated to the undifferntiated status the normative style was related to foreclosure and the informational style was closely related to the identity achieve-ment status.
Conclusion: Tehrani adolescents were less at the identity achievement status or informational style.