NUTR 2050 Lecture Notes - Cohort Study, Frontal Lobe, Bone Mineral
18 Sep 2013
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Theory presented in the journal american psychologist in 2000 - jeffrey arnett, phd. Phase of the life span between adolescence and adulthood. Markers of transition to adulthood: completed education, left parent home, full-time work (financial independence, life partner, children. Gains in educational attainment means completing education at older ages. Age of marriage: average age of first marriage. Age of parenthood: % of mothers that are <24 years of age: Time of identity exploration: work, love, worldview, lifestyle, experimentation (what you really like, what you want to do in life) High level of transition: residential status, school attendance, hallmark of this life stage. Young adulthood: age late 20 s - 40. More likely to have achieved key markers of adulthood. The brain isn t fully developed at 16, when we are allowed to drive, or 19, when we are allowed to drink, but closer to 25 when we are allowed to rent a car.
