Current global economic instability has exacerbated the challenges of contemporary emerging adulthood and increased the urgency of examining financial instability as a life condition during this life stage. For this special issue, we assembled eight papers from different countries to examine how emerging adults are navigating financial instability. In the current introduction to the special issue, we identified the main themes that emerged from the collected studies: the role of family, emerging adults’ financial self-agency, financial disruptions and wellbeing, and the processes linking financial factors and positive development. Overall, these studies demonstrate that while the overall processes linking finances and development may be similar in different nations, the specificity of each context highlights the need to consider the important role of cultural norms and attitudes. We conclude this introduction, suggesting future research paths and implications for educators and practitioners that provide financial educators programs.

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新兴成年和生活稳定期间特刊财经不稳定的简介：个人发展和未来福祉的障碍和机遇

当前的全球经济动荡加剧了当代新兴成年人的挑战，并增加了在这一生命阶段将金融动荡视为一种生活条件的迫切性。对于这个特刊，我们收集了来自不同国家的八篇论文，研究了新兴成年人如何应对金融不稳定。在本期特刊的当前引言中，我们确定了所收集研究的主要主题：家庭的作用，新兴成年人的财务自我代理，财务中断和福祉，以及将财务因素与积极发展联系在一起的过程。总体而言，这些研究表明，尽管不同国家/地区将金融与发展联系在一起的总体过程可能相似，每种情况的特殊性凸显了需要考虑文化规范和态度的重要作用。我们对本引言进行了总结，提出了未来的研究路径以及对提供金融教育者计划的教育者和从业者的启示。