The new life stage of emerging adulthood at ages 18–29 years: implications for mental health

Jeffrey J Arnett; Rita Žukauskienė; Kazumi Sugimura

doi:10.1016/s2215-0366(14)00080-7

journal article Dec 01, 2014

The new life stage of emerging adulthood at ages 18–29 years: implications for mental health

Jeffrey J Arnett Rita Žukauskienė Kazumi Sugimura

The Lancet Psychiatry Vol. 1 No. 7 pp. 569-576 · Elsevier BV

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Jeffrey J Arnett, Rita Žukauskienė, Kazumi Sugimura (2014). The new life stage of emerging adulthood at ages 18–29 years: implications for mental health. The Lancet Psychiatry, 1(7), 569-576. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2215-0366(14)00080-7

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