HomePsychology and Education: A Multidisciplinary Journalvol. 7 no. 2 (2023)

Tumatanda na Ako: The Quarter-Life Crisis Phenomenon Among Emerging Adults

Lhyza Perante | Jhoana Paola Lunesto | Justine Coritana | Chloie Nicole Cruz | John Mark Espiritu | Amor Artiola | Wenifreda Templonuevo | Jhoselle Tus

Discipline: Education

 

Abstract:

A quarter-life crisis (QLC) is a phenomenon that has gained widespread attention in the media and popular literature as a result of the difficulties associated with early adulthood. This study, "Tumatanda na Ako: The Quarter-life Crisis Phenomenon Among Emerging Adults," explored the emerging adults’ experiences of quarter-life crisis and the meaning they make out of their experiences of this phenomenon. The study utilized the interpretative phenomenological analysis of the qualitative data gathered from twenty (20) respondents from a higher educational institution in Bocaue, Bulacan. The findings have been the bases for the development of the developmental program entitled, “KnowNow, Know-How: Unveiling the Quarter-life Crisis Phenomenon and Finding Ways to Conquer!” and for the development of a proposed psychological assessment tool namely “Help! I Am Lost,” A Quarter-life Crisis Scale.



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