Wight added that the transition (转变) to adulthood is becoming increasingly delayed,unlike previous decades when reaching adulthood meant leaving home,getting married and having children.
The researchers,who used data from the U.S.Current Population Survey,found that delayed adulthood coincided with a dramatic increase in the number of young Americans enrolled in school.The number rose from less than 30 percent in 1970 to 45.5 percent in 2008.
Young adults are also delaying marriage and starting a family.In 1970,the median age for a first marriage was 20.8 for women and 23.2 for men,compared to 25.9 for women and 28.1 for men in 2009.
“Some research suggests that the notion of adulthood is changing and that marriage and parenthood,once the hallmarks of adult status,are no longer as important to defining a successful transition to adulthood,”Wight said.
“Others have argued that changes in values and attitudes have contributed to rising individualism.So,we are less willing to get married,”she added.
American-Indians and Alaskan native communities had the highest percentage of young adults who were not financially and economically independent.
“Relative to other race/ethnic groups,they have historically suffered from poor employment opportunities within their community,higher unemployment rates,and a range of factors such as high rates of depression,”she said.
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