Who gets caught at maturity gap?: a study of pseudomature, immature, and mature adolescents

Galambos, Nancy L.University of Alberta, Department of Psychology, P-217 Biological Sciences Building, Edmonton, Alta, Canada (author)

Who gets caught at maturity gap? : a study of pseudomature, immature, and mature adolescents

Funding Agency:Social Sciences and HumanitiesResearch Council of Canada
This research examined links among adolescents’ maturity status, their biological, social, and psychological characteristics, and parents’ perceptions of their adolescents’ maturity. The participants were 430 Canadian adolescents in the sixth and ninth grades, and a subsample of their parents. Pattern-centred analyses confirmed the existence of three clusters of adolescents differing in maturity status: pseudomature (25%), immature (30%), and mature (44%). Further analyses found differences among the clusters in adolescents’ pubertal status, the social context (presence of older siblings and friends), and their desired age, involvement in pop culture, school and peer involvement, and close friendships. Analysis of mother and father reports revealed some differences in how parents of pseudomature, immature, and mature adolescents perceived their adolescents’ maturity, and in how they felt about their adolescents’ maturity. There were few grade differences in the findings. The results suggest that pseudomature adolescents, and to a smaller extent, immature adolescents, are caught in a maturity gap, which could have longer-term implications for their transition to adulthood.

Barker, Erin T.University of Alberta, Department of Psychology, P-217 Biological Sciences Building, Edmonton, Alta, Canada (author)
Tilton-Weaver, Lauree C.,1960-University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE, United States(Swepub:oru)ltr (author)
University of Alberta, Department of Psychology, P-217 Biological Sciences Building, Edmonton, Alta, CanadaUniversity of Nebraska, Omaha, NE, United States (creator_code:org_t)

In:International Journal of Behavioral Development: SAGE Publications27:3, s. 253-2630165-02541464-0651

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