Examining Criteria for Adulthood Among Young People in Sabah (East Malaysia)
| Autor: | Gertrude Cosmas, Larry J. Nelson, Walton Wider, Melanie L. Lott, Sew Kim Low, Norazah Mohd Suki |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Value (ethics)
media_common.quotation_subject Adult development 05 social sciences 050109 social psychology Experimental and Cognitive Psychology Mental health Confirmatory factor analysis Structural equation modeling Compliance (psychology) Developmental psychology Interdependence Developmental and Educational Psychology 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Norm (social) Life-span and Life-course Studies Psychology 050104 developmental & child psychology media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Adult Development. 28:194-206 |
| ISSN: | 1573-3440 1068-0667 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10804-020-09367-9 |
| Popis: | This study aims to identify perceived adult status and to explore the criteria for adulthood of young people in Sabah (East Malaysia). The differences in such criteria based on gender and student status are also examined. Data collected from 208 respondents were analyzed via confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). The empirical results of CFA revealed six criteria for adulthood: family capacities, norm compliance, interdependence, biological transitions, role transitions, and chronological transitions. However, the independence factor was discarded for further analysis because of having weak item loadings. In addition, the ANOVA test showed that women have higher interdependency and higher family capacities than men. Traditionally, women are more “other-oriented”—frequently thinking about the perspectives and needs of others—and are acknowledged as the main caregivers for children. Students are found to emphasize role transitions and biological transitions in determining their adulthood more than nonstudents. The present findings enable policymakers to obtain current emerging adults’ views regarding the differences in criteria for adulthood based on gender and student status. Present findings permit a better understanding of the value of emerging adults’ mental health as they encounter social, emotional, psychological, and physical challenges. This awareness would facilitate the provision of appropriate developmental programs for emerging adults to assist them in achieving adulthood. Directions for future research are also provided. |
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