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Social Class. Work-Life Balance. In developed countries, the years from Age 30 to 45 are, for many, the most intense, demanding, and rewarding years of adult life. During this period of the life span most adults must negotiate the intersecting demands of progressing in a chosen career, maintaining an intimate partnership, and carin ….
- Clare M Mehta, Jeffrey Jensen Arnett, Carlie G Palmer, Larry J Nelson
- 2020
- Larry J. Nelson
- Clare M. Mehta
- Carlie G. Palmer and Larry J. Nelson
- Larry J. Nelson
- Variations in Established Adulthood
- Variation 4: No Career, Just a Job
- Variation 5: Thriving and Arriving Versus Regret and Renovation
- Conclusion
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Brigham Young University In developed countries, the years from Age 30 to 45 are, for many, the most intense, demanding, and rewarding years of adult life. During this period of the life span most adults must negotiate the intersecting demands of progressing in a chosen career, maintaining an intimate partnership, and caring for children. Successes...
then highlight the collision of developmental tasks in the work and family domains.
Although most established adults in developed countries experience the crunch, there are diverse alternative paths through established adulthood. In addition to the variations by gender and social class just described, we briefly de-scribe several other variations here.
In a similar vein, it may be that the nature of the crunch is different for established adults whose goals for work are practical, focused on making a living and bringing in a paycheck. People who are not pursuing an upward career trajectory may experience a less intense crunch. However, the resulting economic stress due to lower wages and higher l...
Variations in development during established adulthood may be connected to choices made in the twenties. For example, work on “flourishing and floundering” in emerg-ing adulthood suggests that some people may be better equipped than others to navigate the crunch in established adulthood (e.g., Nelson & Padilla-Walker, 2013). Those who experienced e...
In one sense, some form of established adulthood has always been a part of adult development, because in all societies most people have married, had children, and worked. However, a new conception of established adult-hood is warranted because of how these roles are changing. Most adults have always had children, but in the past, bearing and caring...
May 1, 2020 · physical functioning during established adulthood, and the years from age 30 to 45 are in some. respects the physically healthiest of the entire lifespan. During these years the immune system is ...
Feb 27, 2023 · While adult development as a field seems to be expanding—evident in the very existence of this journal—there is still one period of the adult lifespan that has been under conceptualized and underexplored. This is the period of development from ages 30 to 45, which we have recently named established adulthood (Mehta et al., 2020).
Feb 27, 2023 · Specifically, established adulthood should entail (1) solidifying identity, (2) somewhat diminishing sense of possibility in work/career and other domains, (3) focusing on others, (4) continuing ...
May 1, 2020 · A new theoretical conceptualization of established adulthood is provided, outlining its distinctiveness from emerging adulthood and midlife in terms of physical health, well-being, cognitive development, and the career-and-care-crunch of competing work and family responsibilities. In developed countries, the years from Age 30 to 45 are, for many, the most intense, demanding, and rewarding years of adult life. During this period of the life span most adults must negotiate the intersecting ...
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Jun 15, 2022 · We propose, therefore, that established adulthood is a time of feeling in-between “nominal” adulthood (i.e., having taken on the tangible responsibilities of work and family life) and wisdom (i.e., having accumulated the knowledge, skills, and perspective for navigating adult challenges effectively, as alluded to in the research cited above).
