Journal article
The Implications of Adult Identity for Educational and Work Attainment in Young Adulthood
Developmental psychology, Vol.48(6), pp.1752-1758
11/2012
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/108553
PMCID: PMC3760412
PMID: 22103305
Abstract
This study investigates the relation of young adult identities (ages 18-22), reflecting subjective age and psychosocial maturity, to educational and career attainment in young adulthood (ages 25-29). Add Health data show that having an older subjective age alone does not curtail attainment; the critical issue is the level of psychosocial maturity that accompanies subjective age. Those with older subjective ages and low psychosocial maturation have the lowest attainment at ages 25-29 while those with older subjective ages and high psychosocial maturation show considerable progress toward work-related attainment. For those with younger subjective ages, a lower level of psychosocial maturity is not as detrimental to attainment.
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- Title
- The Implications of Adult Identity for Educational and Work Attainment in Young Adulthood
- Creators
- Janel E Benson - Colgate UniversityMonica Kirkpatrick Johnson - Washington State UniversityGlen H Elder - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Publication Details
- Developmental psychology, Vol.48(6), pp.1752-1758
- Academic Unit
- Sociology, Department of
- Grant note
- P01 HD031921 || HD / National Institute of Child Health & Human Development : NICHD
- Identifiers
- 99900547017501842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article