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25 gen 2022 · The whole arc of adult development has changed over the past several decades, in ways that our psychological theories are still catching up with. In the 21st century, does it still make sense to...
- Jeffrey Arnett
This article provides a new theoretical conceptualization of established adulthood, outlining its distinctiveness from emerging adulthood and midlife in terms of physical health, well-being, cognitive development, and the career-and-care-crunch of competing work and family responsibilities.
- Clare M Mehta, Jeffrey Jensen Arnett, Carlie G Palmer, Larry J Nelson
- 2020
- The Shifting Definitions of Adulthood
- Psychological Perspectives: An Emerging Adulthood
- What Should Society Expect of Adults?
Adulthood has traditionally been defined by a combination of age and the achievement of social milestones. Most countries have a legally defined age to determine when a person is considered an adult - the age of majority. In Australia, most states consider a person to be an adult in court at 18. The age of 18 is also consistent with other adult pri...
Psychologically, age alone is an unreliable determinant of adulthood, as each individual varies in their rate of biological, cognitive and emotional development. The recognition of a new life stage - emerging adulthood - has been recommended by developmental psychologists to account for the changes to social milestones that have traditionally repre...
If a more dynamic definition of adulthood is adopted, at what age is it reasonable to assign social responsibility to young people? Young people in high-arousal situations are at risk of making impulsive decisions up until their mid-20s. However, during times of low-emotional arousal, the reasoning abilities of young peopleare equivalent to adults....
1 mag 2020 · This article provides a new theoretical conceptualization of established adulthood, outlining its distinctiveness from emerging adulthood and midlife in terms of physical health, well-being,...
9 giu 2020 · Rethinking adult development. June 9, 2020. Guest editors Jeffrey Arnett, Margie Lachman, and Oliver Robinson, share key takeaways from the May 2020 special issue of American Psychologist, which explores how adult development is intertwined with cultural and historical change.
19 set 2018 · Emerging adulthood is a new developmental stage, taking place between adolescence and young adulthood, proposed by psychologist Jeffrey Jensen Arnett. It is defined as a period of identity exploration that takes place before individuals make long-term adult commitments.
6 mar 2024 · Introduction. Perceptions of adulthood – whether people feel like adults, how they feel towards adulthood, and how they define adulthood – have changed substantially over the past 30 years (e.g., Arnett, 2000; Settersten, 2007; Sharon, 2016 ).
