The Dangerous Myth of Emerging Adulthood: An Evidence-Based Critique of a Flawed Developmental Theory

By J. Côté. 2014

192 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Developmental and Educational Psychology, Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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In Developmental and Educational Psychology

1. Seth J. Schwartz
2. K. Luyckx
3. Byron L. Zamboanga
4. Jeffrey Jensen Arnett
5. Phillip L. Hammack
6. Luc Goossens
7. W. Beyers
8. M. Syed

In Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology

1. Seth J. Schwartz

In Sociology and Political Science

1. Seth J. Schwartz
2. K. Luyckx
3. Byron L. Zamboanga
4. Phillip L. Hammack
5. Jeffrey Jensen Arnett
6. Luc Goossens
7. W. Beyers
8. M. Syed

Citations in the corpus

• Emerging Adulthood as a Critical Stage in the Life Course (2018, background): “While not all life course or developmental scientists agree that emerging adulthood constitutes a new developmental stage, there is agreement that social and economic forces have prolonged entry into adulthood and with significant role and developmental challenges beyond the traditional adolescent y”
• Turning Point for a Turning Point (2016, background): “Paradoxically, emerging adulthood is both an ‘‘age of possibilities’’ (Arnett, 2000, 2007) and is often fraught with precarity and worry regarding one’s future (Côté, 2014; MacMillan, 2007).”