Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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880681 | Journal of Adolescence | 2015 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Four hundred Danish emerging adults ages 17–29 were surveyed regarding their conceptions of adulthood and their self-assessments of their adult status. A majority of the 17–24-year-olds and nearly half the 25–29-year-olds viewed themselves as being adults in some ways but not others. Participants reported feeling most adult when with co-workers or romantic partners, and least adult with mothers, fathers, or friends. The most widely-endorsed criteria for adulthood were accepting responsibility for one's self, making independent decisions, and becoming financially independent. Among the least-endorsed criteria were the traditional transition events of entering marriage and parenthood, as well as “avoid becoming drunk.”
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Authors
Jeffrey Jensen Arnett, Laura M. Padilla-Walker,