The Russian version of Inventory of the Dimensions of Emerging Adulthood (the IDEA-R): Developmental features of university students

Emerging adulthood is a new liminal period ranging from 18 to 25 years, and trend in most of today’s industrialized societies. Its key psychological dimensions have been explored many countries through the IDEA (Inventory Dimensions Adulthood) instrument, but not Russia. The goal present study was measure psychometric properties IDEA-R This applied an adaptation 410 Russian students aged 25, whose educational level ranged Bachelor’s Master’s higher school. An Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory (ZTPI) additional measures were used. Exploratory factorial analysis pointed out that adapted context presented six-factor structure. These factors are: identity exploration/self-focus, instability/negativity, personal freedom, experimentation/possibilities, feeling “in-between”, other-focused. has internal consistency (Cronbach’s α=0.82) stability time (ρ=0.62). Age reduced levels perception experimentation/possibilities (p=0.001) “in-between” (p<0.001). We found participants who reported SWLS ZTPI exhibited lower instability/negativity (p ≤ 0.001), 0.001). In conclusion, valid reliable instrument investigation emerging phenomenon Russia provide data for comparison different countries.