Wchodzenie w dorosłość. Ogólnopolskie badanie młodych Polaków w wieku 18–29 lat
Entering Adulthood in Poland: A Report from the Nationwide Survey of Young Poles Aged 18-29

Summary/Abstract: The article focuses on the model of entering adulthood. According to the results of the on-line survey among 3264 (aged 18–29), people, in defining adulthood young people abandon the traditional social markers in favour of intra-psychic properties and competences. The sense of adulthood is strongly associated with the perception of oneself primarily as a competent person in both professional and social relations, and maintaining a certain autonomy. These markers (competencies, relationships, autonomy) at the micro level correspond to the most important psychological human needs (theory of self-determination). At the macro level, the markers of competence, relationships and autonomy are in line with the characteristics of four European models of adulthood ( Cécile van de Velde); the Polish model appears to be hybrid in character, combining the significant role of professional competences and autonomy with the emphasis on self-development of an individual.

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