Psychology of Emerging Adulthood

About this course

What is an adult? This class addresses the transition from adolescence to adulthood. The psychological implications of the adolescent experience and further development into adulthood pertaining to identity, family, love and sex, cohabitation and marriage, career, and community (i.e. religion and politics) are considered and Scandinavian perspectives are explored. Sources of resilience and vulnerabilities are addressed as these pertain to diverse factors, including cultural variables and the role of social media.

Pre-requisites

One psychology course at university level.

Faculty

Miriam Martini

Ph.D., Medical sciences, Karolinska Institutet, 2024. M.Sc. Developmental and Clinical Psychology, Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg, 2018-2020. B.Sc. Psychology, University of Mannheim, 2015-2018. Postdoctoral Researcher in Women’s Mental Health Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet, 2025-present. With DIS since 2026.

Carlos Tirado

PhD. (Psychology, Stockholm University, 2021). Postdoctoral researcher, Linköping University, Linköping, 2022-present. With DIS since 2023.