The present study examined the subjective experiences young adults had during emerging adulthood. Particularly if their place of upbringing (urban area or rural area) was important to how this transition period was experienced, and participants’ identity. The sample consisted of 14 young adults (7 from a large city and 7 from a small town) in Sweden. The study included a cross sectional interview study, and the material was coded using thematic analysis. The results revealed that most participants’ viewed adulthood and its inclusive obligations similarly. Participants described this transition period as a time for identity exploration, offered possibilities, sensed insecurity and pressure, and the need to belong. In consideration of the above mentioned, there also existed differences in participants’ experiences of this period in relation to upbringing place. These urban-rural differences also occurred in identification, where young adults’ way of presenting themselves differed slightly in relation to their upbringing place.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:su-197234 |
| Date | January 2021 |
| Creators | Beqiri, Ardita |
| Publisher | Stockholms universitet, Psykologiska institutionen |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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