Emerging Adulthood, a Pre-adult Life-History Stage

The duration of human maturation has been underestimated; an additional 4–6-year pre-adult period of “emerging adulthood,” should be included in models of human maturation. It is a period of brain maturation, learning about intimacy and mutual support, intensification of pre-existing friendships, fa...

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Main Authors: Ze′ev Hochberg, Melvin Konner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2019.00918/full