"You're Only Young Once:" Things College Students Report Doing Now Before it is Too Late

Autor/in	Ravert, Russell D.
Titel	"You're Only Young Once:" Things College Students Report Doing Now Before it is Too Late
Quelle	In: Journal of Adolescent Research, 24 (2009) 3, S.376-396 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0743-5584
DOI	10.1177/0743558409334254
Schlagwörter	Undergraduate Students; Drug Use; Adolescents; Travel; Social Life; Drinking; Personal Autonomy; Risk; Developmental Stages; Interpersonal Relationship; Career Exploration; Student Attitudes; Surveys + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Drug consumption; Substance abuse; Drogenkonsum; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Travelling; Reisen; Reise; Soziales Leben; Trinken; Individuelle Autonomie; Risiko; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Berufserkundung; Schülerverhalten; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung
Abstract	This exploratory study examined the extent to which emerging adult college students report engaging in behaviors now because they feel they will lose those opportunities later in life. Students at a large Midwestern U.S. university (N = 248) reported how often they do or try something because they will not be able to do it later as an adult and listed examples of those activities. A majority of students (76%) listed at least one such behavior. Analysis of the listed behaviors uncovered 8 thematic categories: (a) travel/adventure, (b) social events, (c) alcohol/tobacco/drug use, (d) relationships, (e) carefree lifestyle, (f) sports/action, (g) academic/career, and (h) independence/personal expression. Implications for studies of emerging adulthood development and risk-taking are discussed. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10