Young Adults' Perceptions of Social Clock and Adulthood Roles in the Turkish Population

Pekel-Uludagli N., Akbas G.

JOURNAL OF ADULT DEVELOPMENT, cilt.26, sa.2, ss.105-115, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2019
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s10804-018-9298-9
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF ADULT DEVELOPMENT
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.105-115
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Social clock, Young adults, Major life transitions, Getting married, Having children, DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS, SELF-DETERMINATION, SEX-DIFFERENCES, LIFE-COURSE, GENDER, PARENTHOOD, AGE, TRANSITION, HEALTH, IMPACT
  • Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The aim of this study was to examine how adulthood roles (marriage and parenthood) and the perceived timing of the achievement of these roles (early, on-time, late) were related to well-being (depression and life satisfaction) and need satisfaction (autonomy, competence, and relatedness) in young adults. The sample consisted of 433 female and 244 male (N = 685) participants. Results revealed that individuals who perceived themselves as on-time for marriage reported higher levels of well-being and need satisfaction compared with individuals who perceived themselves as early or late. In addition, individuals who perceived themselves as having children on-time reported lower levels of depression and higher levels of need satisfaction compared with individuals who perceived themselves as early. For female participants, employed women have higher relatedness than non-employed women. In addition, married participants have more relatedness and life-satisfaction, and less depression than unmarried participants. The results suggest that fulfilling adulthood roles and the perceived timing of these roles affects well-being and need satisfaction.