On average in Indonesia, men and women are considered adults after the age of 17 years. At this age, we are finally allowed to have a KTP and enjoy the rights of adults, such as voting in the election.
However, according to a recent psychological study, humans can not really be considered adults even after 18 years. Acne may no longer decorate the face and the signs of revenge are sticking all, but we just really mentally called adult after the age of 24 years.
The study, titled "Age of Adolescence" was released by the medical journal Lancet Child and Adolescent Health. In it, listed the opinion of a group of psychologists who say teenagers are now longer because of a shift in social demands and changes in economic conditions.
The fewer young people in their early twenties who participate in traditional conditions of adulthood, such as mortgage payments, marriage, have a permanent job and have children. The authors of this study also blame the high exposure to media on young people from Generation Z demographics.
Researchers argue, "unprecedented social forces, including marketing and digital media, have had a major impact on human health and sanity over the past few years."
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The media today is fond of describing millenials as a generation that is hampered its development. The New York Times once identified millenials as a radical haters of capitalism. While Pew Research explicitly reveal the increasingly widespread phenomenon of adult males who still live with the same parents.
The conclusion of the "Age of Adolescence" study argues for new adult age limits, "important in the formation of a legal framework, social policy and public service system." Of course, we should agree on the results of the study. Because the world of adults who increasingly scare and demanding. That is, this study allows us to linger so adolescents continue ngeles of adult human demands. What do you think?