As the Inventory of Dimensions of Emerging Adulthood (IDEA) was developed to assess features of emerging adulthood, international differences have been observed between emerging adults over the world. To assess the IDEA’s applicability to emerging adults in Flanders, a Dutch translation was administered to 489 participants between 17 and 26 years old, and exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed. Important latent factors in the version used in the United States of America, such as focus on others, were not observed. Four subscales were created to reflect psychological features of our sample, combining elements of both Arnett’s theory of emerging adulthood and neo-Eriksonian theories of identity development. A new subscale, reflecting commitment and responsibility, was more present in older participants and employed participants, and associated with well-being. Finally, results suggested that employment, as well as place of residency, and romantic relationships significantly influence psychological development during young adulthood.

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佛兰德新兴成年人的特征及其与人口统计指标的关联

由于制定了新兴成人维度量表 (IDEA) 来评估新兴成人的特征，因此在世界各地的新兴成人之间观察到了国际差异。为了评估 IDEA 对法兰德斯新兴成年人的适用性，对 489 名 17 至 26 岁的参与者进行了荷兰语翻译，并进行了探索性和验证性因素分析。没有观察到美利坚合众国使用的版本中的重要潜在因素，例如关注他人。创建了四个分量表来反映我们样本的心理特征，结合了阿内特关于成年期的理论和新埃里克森的身份发展理论的元素。一个反映承诺和责任的新分量表更多地出现在年长的参与者和受雇的参与者中，并与幸福有关。最后，结果表明，就业、居住地和恋爱关系显着影响青年时期的心理发展。