Intensification of Depression Symptoms and the Quarter-Life Crisis in Young Adults – Preliminary Research
Intensification of Depression Symptoms and the Quarter-Life Crisis in Young Adults – Preliminary Research

Summary/Abstract: According to Arnett’s theory, the period of emerging adulthood isa stage of development characterized by instability, changeability, and experimentation in the performed roles. In this phase of life, young people cope with many ambivalences and ambitendencies as regards their values and choices; they may also experience the quarter-life crisis. The aim of the conducted research was to determine the correlation between intensification of depression symptoms and the occurrence of the quarter-life crisis in the period of emerging adulthood. The conducted analyses were based on the Developmental Crisis Questionnaire by Nikolay Petrov et al. in the author’s own elaboration as well as Beck’s Hopelessness Scale and a personal questionnaire. The conducted analyses allowed to observe the varying degrees of intensified feelings of hopelessness and the symptoms of the quarter-life crisis. Heightened negative attitude towards the future, perceived as unclear, uncertain, and a sense of not fitting the reality, increased the likelihood of the crisis.

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