Pathways to adulthood and their precursors and outcomes

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 26-32

  Skogbrott Birkeland, Marianne ^a   Leversen, Ingrid ^a   Torsheim, Torbjørn ^a   Wold, Bente ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Developmental trajectories; Latent class analysis; Life course; Mental health; Transition to adulthood; Youth emerging adulthood

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADULT; AGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; NORWAY; PSYCHOLOGY; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADULT; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MARRIAGE; NORWAY; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892479214     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/sjop.12087     Document Type: Article

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