Perception of Adulthood and Psychological Adjustment in Emerging Adults

• Published in: Društvena istraživanja Vol. 29; no. 2; pp. 195 - 215
• Main Authors: Živčić-Bećirević, Ivanka, Smojver-Ažić, Sanja, Martinac Dorčić, Tamara
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Zagreb Institut društvenih znanosti Ivo Pilar 2020; Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar; Institut Drustvenih Znasnosti Ivo Pilar
• Subjects: Adjustment; Adults; Anxiety; Cognitive Psychology; College students; Demography and human biology; Developmental Psychology; Fulfilment; Life control; Life satisfaction; Life transitions; Men; Mental depression; Occupational status; Perceptions; Psychological aspects; Psychology of Self; Symptoms; Unemployed people; Young adults; criteria of adulthood; anxiety; depression; life satisfaction; emerging adults

One of the goals of the study was to check the differences in perception of adult status and fulfilment of achieved subjective criteria of adulthood regarding the transitional markers (professional status and living with parents) and gender. Another goal was to test the contribution of transitional...