Emerging Adulthood: A Psychodynamic Approach to the New Developmental Phase of the 21st CenturyWhat makes an adult? Is it living independently, having a stable career path, getting married, or becoming a parent? In the digital age, particularly in Western societies, such traditional markers have been increasingly postponed and redefined. Thus, the concept of emerging adulthood, first described by Jeffrey Jensen Arnett, Ph. D., is a period between adolescence and adulthood properly characterized by identity exploration, instability, self focus,