Conceptions of Adulthood Among Chinese Emerging Adults

Brief report: Danish emerging adults' conceptions of adulthood.

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...

Conceptions of the transition to adulthood among emerging adults in American ethnic groups.

What does it mean to make the transition from adolescence to adulthood? This intriguing question has been addressed in numerous studies of young Americans. Consistently, the studies report that young Americans view the transition to adulthood as marked mainly by individualistic character qualities such as accepting responsibility for one’s self, making independent decisions, and becoming financ...

Culture and conceptions of adulthood.

Secular Volunteerism among Texan Emerging Adults: Exploring Pathways of Childhood and Adulthood Religiosity

Prior research suggests that religiosity, especially public religious participation, is related to greater volunteerism. However, less is known about religious transmission across the life course, in particular whether and how religiosity in childhood is linked to later life volunteerism. This study investigates a sample of emerging adults in South Texas (n = 701) with a high percent of Hispani...

North/South Differences Among Italian Emerging Adults Regarding Criteria Deemed Important for Adulthood and Life Satisfaction

The main goal of this study was to compare Northern and Southern Italian emerging adult university students, regarding the importance attributed to criteria for adulthood and the levels of life and education satisfaction. Self-report questionnaires were filled by 475 Northern and Southern Italian University students (Age M = 22.91, 76% females, n = 359). Multivariate analysis of variance reveal...