Emerging Adulthood

Schwartz, Seth J.; Tanner, Jennifer L.; Syed, Moin

doi:10.1002/9781118521373.wbeaa263

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“…Girls tend to report significantly higher level in these characteristics (Sirsch et al, 2009), mainly in experimentation and self-focus (Negru et al, 2012;Reifman et al, 2007). While experimentation and possibilities appear as a great and optimistic time for young people (Arnett, 2000), the prolonged time of experimentation together with many possibilities and uncertainty about the right way to live (Schwartz et al, 2016) might cause emotional problems (Lane et al, 2017) and affect the level of life satisfaction (Karaś et al, 2014). In addition, the prolonged identity moratorium characterized by experimentation goes along with the development of meaning in life (Hill et al, 2016).…”

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Emerging Adulthood – an Easy Time of Being? Meaning in Life and Satisfaction with Life in the Time of Emerging Adulthood

Kohútová¹,

Špajdel²,

Dědová³

2021

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Personality seems to be a stable predictor of satisfaction with life and meaning in life. The effects of emerging adulthood are currently under-explored. The aim of the present study is to explore whether the characteristics of emerging adulthood explain additional variance in satisfaction with life and meaning in life that is not explained by the Big Five factors. The sample involved 244 Slovak university students (13.1% men), who completed the Satisfaction with Life Scale, Meaning in Life Questionnaire, Big Five Inventory-2 and the Questionnaire of Emerging Adulthood characteristics. The results of linear hierarchical regression analyses, controlling for age and gender, showed that emerging adulthood characteristics added 6.4% of the explained variance in satisfaction with life, 28.1% of the explained variance in presence of meaning and 17.1% of the explained variance in search for meaning. The current study shows that the emerging adulthood characteristics are important for satisfaction with life and meaning in life.

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Emerging Adulthood – an Easy Time of Being? Meaning in Life and Satisfaction with Life in the Time of Emerging Adulthood

Kohútová¹,

Špajdel²,

Dědová³

2021

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“…Moreover, no differences emerged in sibling relationships linked to normative patterns of working condition. Although it might be surprising that the normativity of the working condition is not linked with sibling relationships, given the relevance of work autonomy during transition to adulthood, especially in the Italian context, which has the highest level of unemployment in Europe (Schwartz et al, 2016), it is possible that in the sample analyzed, made up of university students, the working condition is less relevant for a comparison among siblings compared to residential and economic conditions.…”

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Normative and nonnormative pattern in achievement of developmental tasks: Sibling relationship quality and life satisfaction during emerging adulthood

Ponti

Smorti

2020

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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The aims of the present study were to investigate whether twins and siblings close in age (1) present a normative pattern in the achievement of residential, working, and economic autonomy (the older sibling assumes a more adult role earlier than the younger, or twins assume an adult role at the same time); (2) differ in sibling relationship quality; and whether the normativity is linked (3) to the quality of sibling relationship and (4) to life satisfaction. A cross-sectional study on 145 emerging adults was conducted. Twins present a normative development pattern more frequently and a warmer sibling relationship than non-twin siblings. A normative development pattern is related to sibling relationships but not to the level of life satisfaction. In particular, normativity in residential conditions is linked with warmer sibling relationships, while nonnormativity in economic conditions is linked to more rivalrous relationships. These data support the assumption that during emerging adulthood a normative development pattern is linked to a more positive sibling relationship.

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“…Permanence in the family of origin is extended to the age of 29 for females and 31 for males (EU Youth Report 2012), also due to difficulties in entering the labour market and becoming economically independent. Italy has the highest level of unemployment in the European Union: 32.9% for the population from 25 to 29 years of age (Schwartz, Tanner and Syed, 2016). Financial difficulties may be the main obstacle to obtaining their independence (Aleni Sestito and Sica 2014).…”

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Life satisfaction linked to different independence-from-parents conditions in Italian emerging adults

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Cincidda

2019

Journal of Youth Studies

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The transition toward adulthood in Italy lasts longer than in other countries with respect to living with the family of origin, starting work, and gaining economic independence. This study aimed to analyse the transition to adulthood in Italian youths by exploring these developmental tasks. The first aim was to analyse gender and age differences in these developmental tasks. Given that these tasks are not necessarily achieved at the same time, the second aim was to establish if it might be possible to identify different clusters of individuals according to their residential, economic and employment conditions. The third aim was to explore life satisfaction in different clusters.191 Italian emerging adults (65 males) aged 20 to 30 years (M=24.40) completed the Satisfaction with Life Scale and a specific questionnaire assessing residential independence, economic autonomy, and job stability. Results showed no gender differences in the three developmental tasks. However, older participants reported a higher level of independence.Cluster analysis identified three different groups: "totally dependent", "partially independent" and "totally independent" from parental family, differently composed in terms of partnering. These groups do not differ in life satisfaction levels. Results are discussed focusing on different independence-from-parents conditions that characterize Italian emerging adults.

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Emerging Adulthood

Cited by 8 publications

References 29 publications

Emerging Adulthood – an Easy Time of Being? Meaning in Life and Satisfaction with Life in the Time of Emerging Adulthood

Emerging Adulthood – an Easy Time of Being? Meaning in Life and Satisfaction with Life in the Time of Emerging Adulthood

Normative and nonnormative pattern in achievement of developmental tasks: Sibling relationship quality and life satisfaction during emerging adulthood

Life satisfaction linked to different independence-from-parents conditions in Italian emerging adults

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