A New Lens on Emerging Adulthood

Shmuel Shulman is a Professor of Clinical and Developmental Psychology at Bar Ilan University, Israel. As a clinical psychologist working mostly with adolescent patients, his academic career developed and focused on adolescent and young adulthood development and psychopathology. Previously, he held visiting positions at the University of Minnesota, Yale University, York University, Canada, Jyvaskyla University, Finland and The University of Knoxville, Tennessee. Currently, he also leads the graduate program in adolescent and young adult clinical psychology at Colman College, Israel.

• Introduction: The Conceptual Challenge of Emerging Adulthood and The Need for New Understandings Chapter 1: Relevant Theoretical and Research Frameworks for Understanding Emerging Adulthood and the Development of the Current Study Chapter 2: Developmental Goals during Emerging Adulthood; Constellations of Goal Coordination and Their Sequence Over Time Chapter 3: Pathways of Career Pursuit - Consistency, Detours, Disappointments; Finding One's Way or Getting Lost Chapter 4: Aspirations, Flourishing and Compromises: Career Pursuit Pathways and Settling Down Chapter 5: Romantic Pathways among Emerging Adults: Between Fluidity and Progression Chapter 6: Romantic Intimacy Statuses and Progress toward the Future: There is Hope for Change Chapter 7: Career Pursuit and Romantic Investment - How Do They Go Together? Chapter 8: Achieving Life Authorship: The Psychological Challenge of Emerging Adulthood Chapter 9: Gendered Pathways in Career Pursuit and Romantic Development Chapter 10: Personality Assets and Developmental Outcomes Chapter 11: Support Systems and Their Role in Developmental Processes During Emerging Adulthood Chapter 12: Patterns of Mental Health During Emerging Adulthood and Their Association with the Success or Failure to Attain Developmental Tasks Chapter 13: Developmental Pathways During Emerging Adulthood - A Cross Cultural Perspective Chapter 14: Emerging Adulthood Revisited - A New Conceptualization for Understanding Fluctuations, Changes and Processes

This book contributes to collections on developmental psychology, evolutionary development, emerging adulthood, and lifespan development. Recommended.