Coming of Age With Cancer: Physical, Social, and Financial Barriers to Independence Among Emerging Adult Survivors
- 1 March 2018
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) in Oncology Nursing Forum
- Vol. 45 (2) , 148-158
Abstract
Emerging adulthood refers to a distinct life stage between adolescence and adulthood, specifically from age 18 years to the mid to late 20s. Building on the work of Erik Erikson and Daniel Levinson in developmental psychology, Arnett (2004) first proposed emerging adulthood and defined five key attributes: identity exploration, instability, self-focus, feeling in-between, and possibilities. According to this theory, profound demographic shifts, social revolutions, and economic realities have resulted in a protracted developmental trajectory (Arnett, 2014; Blatterer, 2007).Keywords
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