ABSTRACT
The transition from adolescence to adulthood is characterized by frequent changes in status, such as leaving the parental home, finishing education and moving to working life, forming a romantic partnership, and becoming a parent (Elder & Shanahan, 2006). Making these five key transitions is often considered to be the criterion for reaching adulthood. Even though young people follow various transitional pathways in different life domains (Elder & Shanahan, 2006), most previous studies have concentrated on one of these transitions at a time, for example the transition to parenthood or the shift from school to work (Salmela-Aro, Nurmi, Saisto, & Halmesmäki, 2000; Schoon & Silbereisen, 2009).
