title: The new life stage of emerging adulthood at ages 18-29 years: implications for mental health.
abstract: Since 1960 demographic trends towards longer time in education and late age to enter into marriage and of parenthood have led to the rise of a new life stage at ages 18-29 years, now widely known as emerging adulthood in developmental psychology. In this review we present some of the demographics of emerging adulthood in high-income countries with respect to the prevalence of tertiary education and the timing of parenthood. We examine the characteristics of emerging adulthood in several regions (with a focus on mental health implications) including distinctive features of emerging adulthood in the USA, unemployment in Europe, and a shift towards greater individualism in Japan.
authors.affiliation: Clark University, Worcester, MA, USA. Electronic address: arnett@jeffreyarnett.com.
authors.forename: Jeffrey J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Arnett
authors.affiliation: Institute of Psychology, Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius, Lithuania.
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Žukauskienė
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Education, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugimura