EMERGING ADULTHOOD: BOOKS AND ARTICLES
Dr. Arnett’s main area of scholarship is emerging adulthood, the age period from the late teens to the mid-twenties. Dr. Arnett coined the term and presented a theory of emerging adulthood in a widely-cited article in American Psychologist in 2000. According to Dr. Arnett, in the past half century what most people experience during the years from age 18 to 29 has changed dramatically in industrialized societies. Instead of entering marriage and parenthood in their very early twenties, most people now postpone these transitions until at least their late twenties, and spend their late teens through their mid-twenties in self-focused exploration as they try out different possibilities in love and work. Essentially, a new developmental stage has been created between adolescence and young adulthood. Scholarly attention to this period has boomed in recent years, and it is now widely referred to among scholars as emerging adulthood.
Books on Emerging Adulthood by Dr. Arnett
Emerging Adulthood: The Winding Road from Late Teens through the Twenties
(2004, Oxford University Press)
Young people today wait longer than ever before to marry and become parents. What is going on in their lives from their late teens through their twenties, between the time they leave their... Read more about this title. Download this chapter (pdf).
Emerging Adults in America: Coming of Age in the 21st Century
edited by Jeffrey Jensen Arnett and Jennifer Lynn Tanner
(2005, American Psychological Association Press)
This book resulted from the 1st Conference on Emerging Adulthood held at Harvard University in November, 2003. Twelve scholars contributed... Read more about this title.
The psychology of emerging adulthood: What is known, and what remains to be known? Download this chapter (pdf).
Emerging adulthood: Understanding the new way of coming of age. Download this chapter (pdf).
Articles and Book Chapters on Emerging Adulthood by Dr. Arnett
New Horizons in Emerging and Young Adulthood, 2012
Early Adulthood in a Family Context: New York: Springer. (A. Booth & N. Crouter, Editors). Download this article (pdf).
Emerging Adulthood(s): The Cultural Psychology of a New
Life Stage, 2011
Bridging cultural and developmental psychology: New syntheses in theory, research, and policy. (L. A. Jensen, Editor). Download this article (pdf).
Perspectives on Psychological Science, 2010
Oh, grow up! Generational grumbling and the new life stage of emerging adulthood. Download this article (pdf).
Handbook of Youth and Young Adulthood (A. Furlong, Editor), 2009
with Jennifer Tanner
The emergence of "emerging adulthood': The new life stage between adolescence and young adulthood. Download this article (pdf).
Handbook of Research on Adult Development and Learning, 2008
with Jennifer Tanner
Emerging adulthood: Learning and developing during the first stage of adulthood. (M. C. Smith & T. G. Reio, Editors).
American Journal of Psychology, 2008
Storm and stress redux. Download this article (pdf).
Human Development, 2008
with Gene Brody
A fraught passage: The identity challenges of African American emerging adults. Download this article (pdf).
Chapter in Positive Youth Development and Spirituality, 2008
From "worm food" to "infinite bliss": Emerging adults' afterlife beliefs. (R. W. Roeser, R. M. Lerner, & E. Phelps, Editors). Download this article (pdf).
Child Development Perspectives, 2007
Emerging Adulthood: What is it, and what is it good for? Download this article (pdf).
Child Development Perspectives, 2007
Emerging adulthood, a 21st century theory: A response to Hendry and Kloep. Download this article (pdf).
Handbook of Socialization, 2007
Socialization in emerging adulthood: From the family to the wider world, from socialization to self-socialization. (J. Grusec & P. Hastings, Editors). Download this article (pdf).
Current History, 2007
The long and leisurely route: Coming of age in Europe today. Download this article (pdf).
Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2007
Suffering, selfish, slackers? Myth and reality on emerging adults. Download this article (pdf).
Journal of Youth Studies, 2006
The case for emerging adulthood in Europe: A response to Brunner. Download this article (pdf).
Health Education & Behavior, 2006
The myth of peer influence in adolescent smoking initiation.
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Journal of Drug Issues, 2005
The developmental context of substance abuse in emerging adulthood. Download this chapter (pdf).
New Directions in Child and Adolescent Development, 2003
Culture and conceptions of the transition to adulthood. Download this article (pdf).
Journal of Adolescent Research, 2002
with Lene Jensen
A congregation of one: Individualized religious beliefs among emerging adults. Download this article (pdf).
Journal of Adult Development, 2001
Conceptions of the transition to adulthood: Perspectives from adolescence to midlife. Download this article (pdf).
Journal of Adult Development, 2001
with Katie Ramos and Lene Jensen
Ideological views in emerging adulthood: Balancing the ethics of autonomy and community. Download this article (pdf).
American Psychologist, 2000
Emerging adulthood: A theory of development from the late teens through the twenties. Download this article (pdf).
Youth & Society, 2000
High hopes in a grim world: Emerging adults’ views of their futures and of “Generation X.” Download this article (pdf).
Human Development, 1998
Learning to stand alone: The contemporary American transition to adulthood in cultural and historical context. Download this article (pdf).
Youth & Society, 1997
Young people's conceptions of the transition to adulthood. Download this article (pdf).
For articles on emerging adulthood by other scholars, visit www.ssea.org