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Perceptions of achieved criteria for adulthood among Austrian, Slovene, and US students

This study investigated perceptions of achieved criteria for adulthood (ACA) among emerging adult student samples f... Show more
This study investigated perceptions of achieved criteria for adulthood (ACA) among emerging adult student samples from Austria (n = 210), Slovenia (n = 201), and the United States (n = 225). Controlling for parental education, students' age (18-27 years), and gender, [the authors] aimed to explain between- and within-sample differences in the ACA by taking the students' living situation, intimate relationship status, and expectations about their future perspectives into account. The participants indicated the ACA on the questionnaire based on criteria for reaching adulthood used in studies of adulthood conceptions. The students also provided information about when they think they will start the first full-time career, get married, gain financial independence, and become a parent. The Europeans indicated less ACA than the Americans; 20 per cent of the variance in the ACA was, along with the country effect, explained by the intimate relationship status and future perspectives.
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Authors: Zupancic, Maja; Friedlmeier, Wolfgang; Levpuscek, Melita Puklek; Sirsch, Ulrike ... [+] Show more

Date: 2014

Geographic subjects: Europe; Austria; Slovenia ... [+] Show more

Resource type: Article

Journal title: SAGE open

Subjects: Youth; Students; Research ... [+] Show more

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Perceptions of achieved criteria for adulthood among Austrian, Slovene, and US students