Since 1960 demographic trends towards longer time in education and late age to enter into
marriage and of parenthood have led to the rise of a new life stage at ages 18–29 years …

For 20 years, the theory of emerging adulthood has shaped how we think about the third
decade of life. In honor of that I would like to revisit the distinct features of emerging …

In recent decades, the lives of people in their late teens and twenties have changed so
dramatically that a new stage of life has developed. In his provocative work, Jeffrey Jensen …

Abstract Background Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) are associated with substance
use in adolescence and adulthood. However, there is a lack of longitudinal research …

Now updated for its second edition, this illuminating textbook explores the developmental
stages and changes during adulthood that define some of the most pivotal years of our lives …

Emerging adulthood describes the developmental life stage between adolescence and
adulthood, when young people gain important educational and social–emotional skills …

In their systematic review and meta-analysis, Meneo and colleagues [1] document distinct
substance-sleep effects reported by young adults (ages 18–30) across multidimensional …

Background: This study examines whether symptoms of depression, anxiety, or comorbid
depression and anxiety are associated with future use of nicotine or THC in e-cigarettes …

Little research has examined mechanisms driving cannabis use disparities among sexual
minority (SM; versus heterosexual) young adults (YAs). Participants were US YA women (N …

Although parental psychological control has been consistently linked with negative
outcomes in the child and adolescent literature, little is known about how it functions during …