North/south differences among Italian emerging adults regarding criteria deemed important for adulthood and life satisfaction
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Piumatti, Giovanni
Garro, Maria
Pipitone, Laura
Di Vita, Angela Maria
Rabaglietti, Emanuela
Abstract / Description
The main goal of this study was to compare Northern and Southern Italian emerging adult university students, regarding the importance attributed to criteria for adulthood and the levels of life and education satisfaction. Self-report questionnaires were filled by 475 Northern and Southern Italian University students (Age M = 22.91, 76% females, n = 359). Multivariate analysis of variance revealed that Southern emerging adults were more likely to place importance on family capacities, norm compliance, interdependence and role transitions as criteria for achieving adulthood than Northern emerging adults. Regarding gender differences, females were more likely to believe in the importance of norm compliance than males, while males were more likely to espouse the importance of legal transitions. Finally, emerging adults from the North reported higher levels of life satisfaction than their Southern counterparts. We interpreted these findings in light of socio-economical and gender socialization differences among Northern and Southern Italian emerging adults.
Keyword(s)
criteria for adulthood education satisfaction emerging adults Italy life satisfaction transition to adulthoodPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2016-05-31
Journal title
Europe's Journal of Psychology
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12
Issue
2
Page numbers
271–287
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
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publishedVersion
Review status
peerReviewed
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Piumatti, G., Garro, M., Pipitone, L., Di Vita, A. M., & Rabaglietti, E. (2016). North/south differences among Italian emerging adults regarding criteria deemed important for adulthood and life satisfaction. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 12(2), 271–287. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v12i2.1078
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Piumatti, Giovanni
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Garro, Maria
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Pipitone, Laura
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Di Vita, Angela Maria
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Rabaglietti, Emanuela
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Date of first publication2016-05-31
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Abstract / DescriptionThe main goal of this study was to compare Northern and Southern Italian emerging adult university students, regarding the importance attributed to criteria for adulthood and the levels of life and education satisfaction. Self-report questionnaires were filled by 475 Northern and Southern Italian University students (Age M = 22.91, 76% females, n = 359). Multivariate analysis of variance revealed that Southern emerging adults were more likely to place importance on family capacities, norm compliance, interdependence and role transitions as criteria for achieving adulthood than Northern emerging adults. Regarding gender differences, females were more likely to believe in the importance of norm compliance than males, while males were more likely to espouse the importance of legal transitions. Finally, emerging adults from the North reported higher levels of life satisfaction than their Southern counterparts. We interpreted these findings in light of socio-economical and gender socialization differences among Northern and Southern Italian emerging adults.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationPiumatti, G., Garro, M., Pipitone, L., Di Vita, A. M., & Rabaglietti, E. (2016). North/south differences among Italian emerging adults regarding criteria deemed important for adulthood and life satisfaction. Europe's Journal of Psychology, 12(2), 271–287. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v12i2.1078
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ISSN1841-0413
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/998
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.1190
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/ejop.v12i2.1078
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Keyword(s)criteria for adulthooden_US
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Keyword(s)education satisfactionen_US
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Keyword(s)emerging adultsen_US
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Keyword(s)Italyen_US
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Keyword(s)life satisfactionen_US
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Keyword(s)transition to adulthooden_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleNorth/south differences among Italian emerging adults regarding criteria deemed important for adulthood and life satisfactionen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue2
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Journal titleEurope's Journal of Psychology
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Page numbers271–287
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Volume12
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