Emerging Adulthood
Who am I? What do I want out of life? What kind of college experience do I want – if any? What type of work do I want to do? Do I want to marry? Where do I want to live? What is important to me?
These are questions young people confront as they finish high school, move into their 20’s, and begin the process of transitioning into adulthood.
Emerging adulthood is the period between the ages of (roughly) 18 to 26, sometimes extending into the late 20’s or even early 30’s. Researcher Jeffry Arnett has identified five features of this period of a young person’s life: Identity Explorations; Instability in love, work and place of residence; Self-focus; Feeling in-between; and Possibilities/Optimism.
Developing an identity, a sense of who they are and what they want out of life, is one of the primary developmental tasks for emerging adults. Through identity explorations, emerging adults begin to address key questions in other areas of their lives, and begin to define the kind of adult they want to be.
Using a variety of approaches, I assist emerging adults in identifying their personal values, their personality traits, the type of student they are (even after formal schooling has ended), and their immediate and long-term life goals.
Who am I? What do I want out of life? What kind of college experience do I want – if any? What type of work do I want to do? Do I want to marry? Where do I want to live? What is important to me?
These are questions young people confront as they finish high school, move into their 20’s, and begin the process of transitioning into adulthood.
Emerging adulthood is the period between the ages of (roughly) 18 to 26, sometimes extending into the late 20’s or even early 30’s. Researcher Jeffry Arnett has identified five features of this period of a young person’s life: Identity Explorations; Instability in love, work and place of residence; Self-focus; Feeling in-between; and Possibilities/Optimism.
Developing an identity, a sense of who they are and what they want out of life, is one of the primary developmental tasks for emerging adults. Through identity explorations, emerging adults begin to address key questions in other areas of their lives, and begin to define the kind of adult they want to be.
Using a variety of approaches, I assist emerging adults in identifying their personal values, their personality traits, the type of student they are (even after formal schooling has ended), and their immediate and long-term life goals.