ICPS
2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021
What Is an Adult?: A Prototype Analysis of Attributes of Adulthood
- Kathleen Russell
Linfield University - Paris Green
Linfield University - Alexandra Walter
Linfield University - Maya Pillon
Linfield University - Yanna Weisberg
Linfield University - Cara Ray
Linfield University
Abstract
What is an adult? 137 participants listed 20 attributes that described adulthood. Results were coded for 20 participants based on Arnett’s markers of adulthood, which showed most attributes did not fit into any categories. Prototype analysis will be performed to find emergent themes of adulthood which will contribute to theory.
Life Stages