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The present chapter adopts a complementary perspective to the previous one by introducing psychological factors, both within the individual and in social interactions, as co-determinants of young people’s entry into adulthood. The need for such a perspective has been recognised in the literature for quite some time now.
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Goossens, L. (2001). Transition to Adulthood: Developmental Factors. In: Corijn, M., Klijzing, E. (eds) Transitions to Adulthood in Europe. European Studies of Population, vol 10. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9717-3_2
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