Perceived Markers of Adulthood in the Peri-Urban Areas of Nairobi, Kenya.

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dc.contributor.authorWaithima, Charity Wangui
dc.contributor.authorArnett, Jeffrey Jensen
dc.contributor.authorMuchiri-Muchai, Anne W.
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-21T10:39:50Z
dc.date.available2025-05-21T10:39:50Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.descriptionJournal Article
dc.description.abstractResearch on emerging adulthood and markers of adulthood continues to grow worldwide. However, extensive research is yet to be conducted among African populations. The purpose of this study was to understand the markers of adulthood that young people aged 18-29 years in the Nairobi Metropolitan Region of Kenya consider to be important, to assess whether young people think that they have reached adulthood, and to explore whether there are significant differences between collegiate and non-collegiate populations in perceptions of the transition to adulthood. Data were collected using the Markers of Adulthood (MoA) Scale. Findings from this study indicate that the markers of adulthood that are most important to young people from peri-urban areas in Kenya are learning to control emotions (M=3.70, SD=.66), accepting responsibility for your actions (M=3.65, SD=.71), and making independent decisions (M=3.65, SD=.70). Nearly half (47%) of young people in this study reported that they feel they have reached adulthood in some ways and not others. This study is intended to improve the understanding of the transition to adulthood in Kenya. Understanding young people within the context of emerging adulthood will enable practitioners, parents, instructors, institutions, and society as a whole, to adequately address the unique challenges that emerging adults are facing.
dc.identifier.citationMuchiri-Muchai, A. W., Waithima, C. W., & Arnett, J. J. (2024). Perceived Markers of Adulthood in the Peri-Urban Areas of Nairobi, Kenya. The University Journal, 6(2), 1-16
dc.identifier.issn2519-0997
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.daystar.ac.ke/handle/123456789/6765
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherThe University Journal: A Doctoral Association of Eastern Africa (DAEA)
dc.relation.ispartofseries6(2)
dc.subjectAdulthood
dc.subjecttransition to adulthood
dc.subjectemerging adulthood
dc.subjectmarkers of adulthood
dc.subjectyoung adulthood
dc.subjectAfrica
dc.subjectSub-Saharan Africa
dc.subjectEast Africa
dc.subjectKenya
dc.titlePerceived Markers of Adulthood in the Peri-Urban Areas of Nairobi, Kenya.
dc.typeArticle

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