Mapping pathways to adulthood among Finnish university students: Sequences, patterns, variations in family- and work-related roles

Advances in Life Course Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 25-41

  Salmela Aro, Katariina ^a   Kiuru, Noona ^b   Nurmi, Jari Erik ^b   Eerola, Mervi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Life satisfaction; Sequences; Transition to adulthood

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952315911     PISSN: 15694909     EISSN: 18796974     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.alcr.2011.01.003     Document Type: Article

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