, ▁the ▁years ▁between ▁late ▁te ens ▁and ▁late ▁tw ent ies , ▁extends ▁the ▁identity ▁formation ▁process ▁from ▁ad oles c ence . ▁ ▁This ▁trans itional ▁period ▁is ▁marked ▁by ▁constant ▁changes ▁in ▁rom antic ▁love , ▁work , ▁and ▁world views ▁and ▁is ▁generally ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁" sem ia ut onomy ." ▁With ▁this ▁increased ▁sense ▁of ▁aut onomy , ▁emer ging ▁adult s ▁may ▁choose ▁to ▁further ▁ex ert ▁their ▁independence ▁by ▁moving ▁away ▁from ▁home ▁and / or ▁by ▁att ending ▁college . ▁Through ▁wh iche ver ▁ways ▁that ▁emer ging ▁adult s ▁choose ▁to ▁exercise ▁their ▁aut onomy , ▁they ▁are ▁likely ▁to ▁find ▁themselves ▁in ▁new , ▁diverse ▁environments ▁te em ing ▁with ▁a ▁spectrum ▁of ▁vast ▁world views . ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁necessity ▁for ▁studies ▁on ▁religious ▁identity , ▁there ▁has ▁been ▁limited ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁religion ▁in ▁identity ▁formation ▁in ▁emer ging ▁adult s . ▁Comp ared ▁to ▁the ▁research ▁in ▁ad oles c ence , ▁there ▁is ▁much ▁less ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁religious ▁identity ▁and ▁religious ▁participation ▁across ▁the ▁emer ging ▁ad ul th ood ▁years . ▁The ▁combination ▁of ▁immense ▁and ▁frequent ▁changes , ▁increased ▁aut onomy , ▁and ▁diverse ▁environments ▁during ▁this ▁period ▁has ▁major ▁ram ifications ▁for ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁emer ging ▁adult s ' ▁religious ▁affili ation , ▁religious ▁identity , ▁and ▁religious ▁participation . ▁ ▁Religion ▁was ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁little ▁impact ▁on ▁emer ging ▁adult s ' ▁identity , ▁particularly ▁for ▁those