
handle: 10807/12188
Los adultos jóvenes se han convertido, en las últimasdécadas, en un asunto de debate e investigaciónevolutiva y social, tanto en psicología, comoen otras disciplinas relacionadas. Este recienteinterés se justifi ca en la tendencia contemporáneade las sociedades occidentales industrializadas a laprolongación de la adolescencia y la postergacióndel comienzo de roles adultos comunes. No obstante,en países emergentes, como Colombia, losestudios son muy escasos, la mayor parte basadosen encuestas. Con base en una perspectiva relacional-intergeneracional (establecida por VittorioCigoli y Eugenia Scabini), la presente investigaciónexploró cualitativamente, mediante entrevistassemi-estructuradas la transición a la vida adulta de40 adultos jóvenes colombianos, 20 mujeres y 20hombres. Los resultados fueron confrontados conla teoría contemporánea dominante en este campo(la “adultez emergente” en países desarrollados,propuesta por Jeffrey J. Arnett), la cual no predicelos resultados de un país en vías de desarrollo comoColombia. En cambio, se encontró una fuertepresencia del apoyo familiar como característicafundamental para la transición a la adultez en Colombia,fenómeno que se deriva naturalmente dela teoría relacional-intergeneracional.
In last decades, young adults have become in amatter of debate and social and developmental research,both in psychology and related disciplines.This recent interest is justifi ed in the contemporarytrend of industrialized Western societies to prolongedadolescence and delay the onset of commonadult roles. However, in emerging countries likeColombia, there are very few studies, mostly basedon surveys. Based on the relational-intergenerationalperspective (set by Vittorio Cigoli and EugeniaScabini), this research explored qualitatively by semi-structuredinterviews the transition to adulthoodof 40 Colombian young adults: 20 women and20 men. Results were compared with the dominantcontemporary theory in this fi eld (“emergingadulthood” in developed countries, proposed byJeffrey J. Arnett), which does not predict the resultsof a developing country like Colombia. In contrast,there was a strong presence of family support as akey characteristic for the transition to adulthood inColombia, a phenomenon that arises naturally fromthe relational-intergenerational theory
young adults, semi-structured interview, transition to adulthood, adultos jóvenes, investigación transcultural, adultez emergente, entrevistas semiestructuradas, Colombia, family relations, BF1-990, Colombia., generativity, emerging adulthood, relational-intergenerational perspective, generatività, Psychology, crosscultural research, transizione all'età adulta, perspectiva relacional-intergeneracional, relazioni familiari
young adults, semi-structured interview, transition to adulthood, adultos jóvenes, investigación transcultural, adultez emergente, entrevistas semiestructuradas, Colombia, family relations, BF1-990, Colombia., generativity, emerging adulthood, relational-intergenerational perspective, generatività, Psychology, crosscultural research, transizione all'età adulta, perspectiva relacional-intergeneracional, relazioni familiari
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