▁have ▁reason ed ▁that ▁due ▁to ▁ad oles c ents ' ▁relatively ▁stable ▁social ▁environment , ▁there ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁strong ▁need ▁to ▁further ▁explore ▁and ▁ren eg oti ate ▁their ▁religious ▁identity . ▁Moreover , ▁religious ▁identity ▁is ▁mainly ▁driven ▁by ▁parents ▁during ▁ad oles c ence . ▁Given ▁that ▁ad oles c ents ▁tend ▁to ▁still ▁live ▁with ▁their ▁parents ▁during ▁high ▁school , ▁there ▁may ▁not ▁be ▁a ▁need ▁to ▁eng age ▁in ▁deeper ▁expl oration ▁of ▁their ▁religion , ▁which ▁may ▁help ▁explain ▁the ▁observed ▁stable ▁religious ▁identity . ▁ ▁Where as ▁religious ▁affili ation ▁and ▁identity ▁remain ▁stable , ▁religious ▁participation ▁tends ▁to ▁decrease . ▁Ad oles c ents ▁may ▁exercise ▁their ▁increased ▁aut onomy ▁and ▁choose ▁not ▁to ▁attend ▁religious ▁events . ▁Part icular ly , ▁ad oles c ents ▁may ▁find ▁other ▁activities ▁( e . g . ▁studying , ▁clubs , ▁and ▁sports ) ▁v ying ▁for ▁their ▁time ▁and ▁resources ▁and ▁choose ▁to ▁prior it ize ▁those ▁activities ▁over ▁religious ▁events . ▁The ▁significant ▁decl ine ▁in ▁religious ▁participation ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁high ▁school ▁may ▁be ▁a ▁prec ursor ▁to ▁further ▁decl ine ▁during ▁emer ging ▁ad ul th ood . ▁ ▁Emer ging ▁Ad ul th ood ▁ ▁Ad oles c ence ▁has ▁been ▁tradition ally ▁associated ▁with ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁identity ▁expl oration . ▁However , ▁that ▁expl oration ▁process ▁is ▁not ▁complete ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ad oles c ence . ▁R ather , ▁emer ging ▁ad ul th ood