摘要：Emerging adulthood is a new life period which considers between the ages 18-29. In human
development, the most important criteria is “quantitative change” for existing stage or substage. In this context,
it is necessitate to investigate whether this period has substages or not. Does emerging adulthood have
substages? Basically, this descriptive study aims to answer these questions. Data were collected 453 people who
are between the ages 19-26. The Inventory of Dimensions of Emerging Adulthood (Reiffman, Arnett and
Colwell, 2003) was used for gathering data. In analysing data, One-way ANOVA test was used. There are
significant relationships between total score of scale and age and subscales and age. It seems there are three
substages which are might called “pseudo emerging adulthood”, “middle emerging adulthood”, and “adulthoid”.
Findings were discussed in the context of emerging adulthood theory, and the concept of “recentering”.
关键词：Emerging Adulthood, Transition to Adulthood, Stage, Substage
