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Navigating Adult Life from Emerging to Middle Adulthood: Patterns of Systemic Influences and Time Perspective in Migrants

Authors :
Teresa Maria Sgaramella
Andrea Zammitti
Paola Magnano
Source :
Behavioral Sciences, Vol 14, Iss 2, p 86 (2024)
Publication Year :
2024
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2024.

Abstract

This study emerges at the intersection of adult development and systems theory frameworks and their contributions to understanding migration experiences and associated cultural transitions. The adult development approach enables a deep understanding of the complexities that adults experience when they move from exploring themselves and their environment in emerging adulthood to establishing their identities and roles during middle adulthood. The systems theory framework, on the other hand, provides insights into the role of social and cultural dimensions in the lives of emerging and middle-adult immigrants who have navigated diverse cultures, roles, and identities. The study highlights the patterns and dynamic interactions of diverse systems of influences and their roles in shaping the self and relational identities of thirty emerging and middle-aged adults who have experienced migration.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2076328X
Volume :
14
Issue :
2
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Behavioral Sciences
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.7391cb8479c64734a034266d6daa6a54
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14020086