Defining Adult Experiences: Perspectives of a Diverse Sample of Young Adults

Journal of Adolescent Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 31-68

  Lowe, Sarah R ^a   Dillon, Colleen O ^b   Rhodes, Jean E ^a   Zwiebach, Liza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

college issue; conceptions of adulthood; emerging adulthood; identity issues; self image

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870229915     PISSN: 07435584     EISSN: 15526895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0743558411435854     Document Type: Article

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