Identity formation of Italian emerging adults living with parents: A narrative study
LA Sestito, LS Sica - Journal of adolescence, 2014 - Elsevier
This study examines the links between family and identity processes of Italian emerging
adults living with their parents. Examining the impact of family is important in the countries of
Mediterranean area where also emerging adults live with parents for a prolonged time. In
Italy living with parents is associated with a specific “delay syndrome” in the transition to
adulthood. Participants consisted of 20 Italian emerging adults attending second and last
years of university, in a large Italian city (Naples). All participants were subjected to an open …
adults living with their parents. Examining the impact of family is important in the countries of
Mediterranean area where also emerging adults live with parents for a prolonged time. In
Italy living with parents is associated with a specific “delay syndrome” in the transition to
adulthood. Participants consisted of 20 Italian emerging adults attending second and last
years of university, in a large Italian city (Naples). All participants were subjected to an open …