Psychology

Presidential address: The emergence of emerging adulthood: A personal history

Document Type

Article

Abstract

This article presents a brief history of the field of emerging adulthood, from the author’s early studies in the 1990s through the recent establishment of the Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood (SSEA). Also included is an overview of the results of a recent national study, the Clark University Poll of Emerging Adults, which included items pertaining to the five features proposed in the theory of emerging adulthood. The results show that all five features are supported by a majority of 18- to 29-year-olds. The final part of the essay proposes that the SSEA will be international, open to a wide range of methods, and an organization where the leadership contributions of young scholars are encouraged and welcomed.

Publication Title

Emerging Adulthood

Publication Date

2014

Volume

2

Issue

3

First Page

155

Last Page

162

ISSN

2167-6968

DOI

10.1177/2167696814541096

Keywords

cultural context, emerging adulthood, identity, transitions to adulthood, well-being

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